TITLE: Honoring Kim Caston for her service on the Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees.

SUMMARY: Honoring Kim Caston for her service on the Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees.

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WHEREAS, Kim Caston is stepping down as president of the Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees in May 2017, concluding 10 years of dedicated service to that body; and WHEREAS, First elected to the board in 2007, Kim Caston held the offices of vice president, secretary, and treasurer before being named president in 2014; during her distinguished tenure, she has worked closely with three superintendents, as well as with parents, teachers, school administrators, and concerned citizens to foster a supportive and challenging environment at district schools; among other achievements, she played an instrumental role in securing voter approval in 2016 for the largest bond referendum in the district's history; and WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling her duties on the board, Ms. Caston has served the district in a number of other capacities over the years; she was president of the Parent Teacher Association and the J. J. Pearce Athletic Booster Club, director of the Pearce Excellence in Education Fund, and chair of the 2006 Vote Yes RISD Community Bond Campaign; moreover, she has been a member of the RISD Council of PTAs, the RISD Budget Review Team, and the RISD District Planning Committee, and at the state level, she has been active with the Texas Association of School Boards, serving on its Legislative Advisory Council and its North Texas Regional Consortium board; and WHEREAS, Ms. Caston is a graduate of Richardson High School, and she holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas and a master's degree in marketing from Louisiana State University; she enjoyed a 17-year career in the beverage industry that included a decade on the executive management team at the Coca-Cola Company, and in 1996, she became a founding partner of Communications & Management Consulting; and WHEREAS, The people of Richardson have benefited immeasurably from this esteemed Texan's vision and leadership, and her efforts have helped provide countless local students with a strong academic foundation on which to build a bright and prosperous future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby honor Kim Caston for her service on the Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Caston as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Koop 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. 1977 was adopted by the House on May 10, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House