TITLE: Congratulating Erika Manning of Weatherford Elementary School on being named the 2016 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Plano Independent School District and by Region 10.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Erika Manning of Weatherford Elementary School on being named the 2016 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Plano Independent School District and by Region 10.

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WHEREAS, Erika Manning of Weatherford Elementary School in Plano has been named the 2016 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Plano Independent School District and by Region 10; and WHEREAS, A member of the Plano Senior High School Class of 1994, Ms. Manning graduated with a bachelor's degree in corporate relations and public affairs from Southern Methodist University and a master's degree in elementary education from Texas A&M University--Commerce; she gained more than a decade of experience teaching kindergarten at Davis Elementary School in Garland and Howard Dobbs Elementary School in Rockwall before joining the faculty of Weatherford Elementary in 2013; and WHEREAS, Today, Ms. Manning serves as a kindergarten bilingual and instructional specialist at Weatherford Elementary, and she has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to closing the achievement gap; moreover, she has given generously of her time and talents as a member of the School Based Improvement and the Team Leader Committees and as a volunteer at school events, including PTA Spirit Night, the Fall Festival, Science Night, and many more; and WHEREAS, Erika Manning exemplifies the passion, determination, and enthusiasm that are the hallmarks of our best teachers, and she may take justifiable pride in these prestigious accolades; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Erika Manning on her selection as the 2016 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Plano Independent School District and by Region 10 and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Manning as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Shaheen Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1370 was adopted by the House on April 13, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House