H. Res. 791 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 13, 2009. 

Whereas the thousands of employees of the Aldine Independent School District in Harris County, Texas, work 

hard to create a supportive, safe, and effective learning 

environment, enabling students to achieve academic success; 

Whereas the Aldine Independent School District uses a district-wide strategic plan, which is focused on student 

achievement, student behavior, and community relations; 

Whereas the leadership of the Aldine Independent School 

District is vigilant in ensuring that all staff, departments, 

schools, and resources continue to focus on the districtwide strategic plan; 

Whereas the Aldine Independent School District, through the 

use of creative teaching technology, has set clear, rigorous expectations for teachers and has provided school 

management with increased oversight; 

Whereas data from the Texas Education Agency indicates 

that the Aldine Independent School District consistently 

ranks among the high performing school districts in the 

State; 

Whereas the Aldine Independent School District ranks among 

the top large school districts in Texas for educating Afri-
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can-American students and Hispanic students, according 

to a recent study conducted by Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University and the University of Texas-Pan 

American; 

Whereas between 2005 and 2008, the SAT and Advanced 

Placement participation rates for African-American and 

Hispanic students in the Aldine Independent School District increased significantly; 

Whereas in 2008, African-American students in the Aldine 

Independent School District achieved higher proficiency 

rates in math at all school levels and in reading at the 

middle and high school levels compared with other students in Texas; 

Whereas in 2008, a greater percentage of Hispanic students 

in the Aldine Independent School District performed at 

the highest achievement level on State reading and math 

assessments at all school levels compared to other school 

districts in the State; 

Whereas in 2008, a greater percentage of low-income students in the Aldine Independent School District performed at the highest achievement level on State reading 

and math assessments at all school levels compared to 

other school districts in the State; 

Whereas nationwide, family income level is typically a strong 

statistical predictor of school performance; 

Whereas in the Aldine Independent School District, poverty 

does not appear to be statistically related to achievement 

at any school level or in math or reading, despite a high 

enrollment of students considered to be low-income; 

Whereas between 2005 and 2008, the Aldine Independent 

School District narrowed the income achievement gaps in 
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reading at all school levels and in math at the elementary 

and middle school levels; 

Whereas the ‘‘Broad Prize for Urban Education’’, the largest 

education award for school districts in the United States, 

was established in 2002 by the Eli and Edythe Broad 

Foundation; 

Whereas the Aldine Independent School District has been a 

finalist four times for the ‘‘Broad Prize for Urban Education’’; 

Whereas in 2008, the Aldine Independent School District 

outperformed other Texas school districts that serve students with similar family incomes in reading and math at 

all school levels, according to the Broad Prize methodology; and 

Whereas the Aldine Independent School District was selected 

from among 100 of the largest school districts in the 

country to win the 2009 ‘‘Broad Prize for Urban Education’’: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes the Aldine Independent School 

District in Harris County, Texas, for the outstanding achievement of winning the 2009 ‘‘Broad 

Prize for Urban Education’’, the largest education 

award for school districts in the United States; and 

(2) congratulates the entire Aldine Independent School District community on the hard 

work and dedication the community has demonstrated toward student achievement, particularly 
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the efforts of the community toward reducing the 

achievement gaps among ethnic groups and between 

high- and low-income students. 

Attest: 

Clerk.