TITLE: Congratulating Marie Gonzales on her retirement as the executive director of special education at Round Rock ISD.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Marie Gonzales on her retirement as the executive director of special education at Round Rock ISD.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Marie Gonzales is retiring as the executive director of special education at the Round Rock Independent School District on December 14, 2023, drawing to a close an exemplary career in education that has spanned 28 years; and WHEREAS, Ms. Gonzales began her career as a deaf education teacher at Deerpark Middle School in August 1995, and she went on to join the faculty at McNeil High School in 2001; the following year, she became an admission, review, and dismissal facilitator, and in 2008, she accepted the position of special education department chair; she later served as assistant principal and associate principal at McNeil High before taking on her current role as the district's executive director of special education; and WHEREAS, Along the way, Ms. Gonzales has been involved in numerous committees and initiatives, including the Secondary Teaching & Learning Advisory Board, the launch of a dual credit program for deaf students, and the Texas Deafblind Project; she has also been active in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Kappa Lambda Chapter, which she served as president from 2012 to 2014; among her many achievements, she received a World Class ARD Facilitator Award in 2005 and a Certificate of Appreciation for Valuable Contributions During State Assessment in 2008; and WHEREAS, Ms. Gonzales holds bachelor's and master's degrees in communications, sciences, and disorders with an emphasis on deaf education from The University of Texas at Austin; in addition, she completed the principal certification graduate program in educational leadership at Texas State University in 2011; and WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and commitment to excellence, Marie Gonzales has helped many young Texans acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, and her contributions will be remembered and appreciated for years to come; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Marie Gonzales on her retirement as the executive director of special education at Round Rock ISD 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. Gonzales as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bucy Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 59 was adopted by the House on November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House