[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E19]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF CROCKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 27, 2000

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in recognition of 
a school that has been devoted to achievement since 1949--Crockett 
Elementary School.
  Going into their next half of a century, the elementary school in the 
Bryan Independent School District of Texas has quite a list of 
accomplishments. In 1993, Crockett Elementary received recognition by 
the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association for their 
Inclusion Program. The school piloted the program in 1991, which 
received the ``Exemplary Innovative Practices for Special Needs 
Students'' award, to incorporate their philosophy that all children 
even those with special needs can learn in a regular education 
classroom. Also, one of their high achievements is the National 
Exemplary Award winning H.O.S.T.S. program, which has been on campus 
for five years. The Helping One Student to Succeed program consists of 
200 community members coming in weekly to read with children.
  Evident in their quantity and quality of awards, the Crockett faculty 
and staff act jointly to make their initiatives successful. They also 
have a very active Parent Teacher Organization. As the only inclusion 
school in Bryan ISD, parents and teachers have spoken at local and 
national conferences. In effect parents and teachers from all over 
Texas come to witness the Inclusion Program in action and model their 
own after Crockett's example.
  The Texas A&M University College of Education designated Crockett as 
a Professional Development School in their program--they are the first 
elementary school designated. In promoting higher education, The Janell 
Gallion Scholarship Fund, which is funded by student and faculty 
support, is given annually to a Bryan High School graduate that 
attended Crockett Elementary. The scholarship was named after the 
school's dedicated librarian who, as they describe it, ``fought cancer 
to the very end and never let it affect her work with students.''
  Mr. Speaker, I commend the faculty, staff, parents, and students for 
making Crockett Elementary such a landmark of achievement in the State 
of Texas. They have set an example for all schools and communities to 
recognize, and I hope make applicable to their own systems.

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