Bill Text: TX HR2193 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Patrick Crawford on being named the 2015 Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Campus Teacher of the Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-24 - Reported enrolled [HR2193 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2193-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2193 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Patrick Crawford of the Texas Academy of Biomedical | ||
| Sciences has been named a 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year by the | ||
| Fort Worth Independent School District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 1985, local businesses and organizations have | ||
| partnered with the Fort Worth ISD to celebrate outstanding teachers | ||
| in the district; at each school, faculty members nominate | ||
| colleagues who are full-time, certified, and highly qualified | ||
| classroom teachers and then elect one who has excelled at earning | ||
| the respect of students, parents, and colleagues alike and at | ||
| inspiring students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of 133 individuals honored at the Campus | ||
| Teachers of the Year Reception on April 7, 2015, Patrick Crawford | ||
| teaches dual-credit world civilizations and pre-AP world history | ||
| classes at the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences and offers a | ||
| pre-AP government course at Tarrant County College; he also serves | ||
| as a UIL sponsor and works with the YMCA Youth and Government | ||
| program, which helps students understand how legislation is drafted | ||
| and which gives them an opportunity to attend district and state | ||
| conferences modeled after the state legislature; moreover, he has | ||
| been able to share with students in this program his own experience, | ||
| having proposed a measure concerning dual-credit courses to his | ||
| state representative and having testified in its behalf before the | ||
| House Public Education Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University and Tarleton | ||
| State University, this dynamic educator has been further recognized | ||
| for his dedication and expertise with a nomination for the | ||
| Humanities Texas Outstanding Teacher Award; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Patrick Crawford has upheld the highest standards of | ||
| his profession, fostering a positive educational environment for | ||
| students while striving to equip them with a sound academic | ||
| foundation, and he is indeed deserving of this most recent | ||
| accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Patrick Crawford on being named the | ||
| 2015 Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Campus Teacher of the | ||
| Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Crawford as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Goldman | ||
| Collier | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2193 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 21, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
