IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 791 
Congratulating the Aldine Independent School District in Harris County, 
Texas, on winning the 2009 ‘‘Broad Prize for Urban Education’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2009 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
POE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BARROW, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GONZALEZ, 
Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. REYES, and Mr. 
HONDA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the Aldine Independent School District in 
Harris County, Texas, on winning the 2009 ‘‘Broad 
Prize for Urban Education’’. 
Whereas the thousands of employees of the Aldine Inde-
pendent School District in Harris County, Texas, work 
hard to create a supportive, safe, and effective learning 
environment, enabling students to achieve academic suc-
cess; 
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•HRES 791 IH 
Whereas the Aldine Independent School District uses a dis-
trict-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 district- 
wide strategic plan; 
Whereas the Aldine Independent School District, through the 
use of creative teaching technology, has set clear, rig-
orous 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 highest performing school districts in 
the State; 
Whereas the Aldine Independent School District ranks among 
the top large school districts in Texas for educating Afri-
can-American students and Hispanic students, according 
to recent studies conducted by Texas Agricultural & Me-
chanical 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 Dis-
trict 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 stu-
dents in Texas; 
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•HRES 791 IH 
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 stu-
dents in the Aldine Independent School District per-
formed 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 
reading at all school levels and in math at the elementary 
and middle school levels; 
Whereas the ‘‘Broad Prize for Urban Education’’ was estab-
lished 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 Edu-
cation’’; 
Whereas in 2008, the Aldine Independent School District 
outperformed other Texas school districts that serve stu-
dents with similar family incomes in reading and math at 
all school levels, according to the Broad Prize method-
ology; and 
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•HRES 791 IH 
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 Edu-
cation’’: 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 larg-
est education award for school districts in the 
United States; and 
(2) congratulates the entire Aldine Inde-
pendent School District community on the hard 
work and dedication the community has dem-
onstrated toward student achievement, particu-
larly the efforts of the community toward re-
ducing the achievement gaps among ethnic 
groups and between high- and low-income stu-
dents. 
Æ 
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