H.R. No. 323

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Keith Brown of the Bay City Independent School
	District in Matagorda County was named the 2013 Superintendent of
	the Year by the Texas Association of School Boards; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Brown has served as superintendent of the Bay
	City ISD since 2008; under his leadership, the district has closed
	its achievement gap by realigning its curriculum and reorganizing
	its campuses; in addition, Mr. Brown has fostered strong ties
	between the district and the community at large, emphasizing the
	skills students will need in order to work for local businesses and
	industries and helping to organize a boys and girls club; as a
	result of his efforts, the district's rating from the Texas
	Education Agency rose from academically acceptable in 2007-2008 to
	recognized in 2009-2010; and
	WHEREAS, Keith Brown earned his bachelor's degree in physical
	education from Mid-America Nazarene College and his master's degree
	in educational administration from Texas A&M University--Commerce;
	he began his career as an educator in 1991, as an assistant football
	and track coach in Overland Park, Kansas, and the following year, he
	joined the Rivercrest Independent School District in Northeast
	Texas, where he held the posts of coach, athletic director, and high
	school principal; he served as superintendent of the Thrall
	Independent School District from 2004 to 2008; and
	WHEREAS, Among the accolades bestowed on this esteemed
	educator have been the Bay City and Matagorda County Boys and Girls
	Club Helping Hand Award and designation as Softball Coach of the
	Year, as Red River Valley Football Coach of the Year, and as
	Distinguished Title I High School Principal; his professional
	affiliations have included the Texas Association of School
	Administrators, the Texas High School Coaches Association, the
	Association of Texas Professional Educators, and the Texas
	Association of Secondary School Principals; and
	WHEREAS, The students of Bay City have gained immeasurably
	from Keith Brown's broad experience and incisive leadership, and he
	is indeed deserving of this prestigious recognition; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Keith Brown on his selection as the
	2013 Superintendent of the Year and extend to him sincere best
	wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Bonnen of Brazoria
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 323 was adopted by the House on February
	10, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House