TITLE: Congratulating Barbara-Jane Paris on her selection as president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Barbara-Jane Paris on her selection as president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to recognize Barbara-Jane Paris, who has been selected to serve as president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals; and WHEREAS, Barbara-Jane Paris is the principal of Canyon Vista Middle School in the Round Rock Independent School District; throughout her tenure as principal, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership and the ability to engage with students and faculty alike; and WHEREAS, For many years, Ms. Paris has also played an active role as a member of both the Texas and National Associations of Secondary School Principals, and she has held several high offices with these organizations and provided guidance on a wide variety of subjects; and WHEREAS, She is an acknowledged expert on school safety, cyberbullying, and media relations and has led numerous conferences and professional workshops on these important issues; and WHEREAS, This accomplished educator was invited to serve on the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy--Panel on Youth Recovery and the White House Committee on Bullying; moreover, she has been invited to serve as a keynote speaker on the topics of cyberbullying and school safety; and WHEREAS, An exemplary educator and administrator, Barbara-Jane Paris is respected and admired by her colleagues, and she is truly deserving of recognition for her remarkable achievements; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend Barbara-Jane Paris on her commitment to the field of education and congratulate her on her selection as president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Paris as an expression of esteem by the Texas House of Representatives. Strama Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2602 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House