[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 23 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF UNITED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 
                        BOARD MEMBER PAT CAMPOS

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the important 
achievements of United Independent School District Board Member Pat 
Campos in Laredo, TX in my Congressional District.
  Pat Campos was elected to the United I.S.D. Board of Trustees, 
District 3 seat in May 2003. Campos is the Case Management Director at 
the Webb County Juvenile Department. She has worked with children and 
young adults for nearly 25 years.
  Campos says her main reason for running for the U.I.S.D. Board of 
Trustees is to ensure safety in our schools. ``As a member of the law 
enforcement community specializing in juvenile law, I deal on a daily 
basis with the troubled youth of our community, many of whom come from 
U.I.S.D. It is time to seriously address violence in our schools,'' 
says Campos.
  Campos says she hopes to ensure that all students receive the best 
quality education to prepare them for the future. She says this can 
only happen when schools are fully staffed with well-qualified and 
motivated teachers, ``I am working to see that teachers and staff have 
the facilities, supplies, and administrative support necessary to do 
their job.''
  Campos says she will use her numerous years of juvenile justice 
expertise to ``promote an environment that is free of drugs, violence, 
and gang activity in our schools.'' She adds, ``I do not want today's 
youth to become my clients tomorrow.''
  In 1982, Campos was named Detention Officer of the Year and in 1990, 
the Webb County Juvenile Board honored her with a resolution for 
introducing the first ``Operation Kick-It'' program to schools in 
United and Laredo Independent School Districts.
  Pat Campos is a member of the Texas Gang Investigators Association, 
Texas Probation Association, Juvenile Justice Association of Texas, 
Texas Corrections Association, National Association of Female 
Executives, and the American Association of University Women, Community 
Action Agency Board, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, 
and Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors, one of two 
representatives from U.I.S.D. Campos also serves on the school 
district's Student Expulsion Appeals Committee and is chairperson of 
the U.I.S.D. Instructional Committee.
  Her community service activities include serving as a member of the 
U.I.S.D. Blue Ribbon Committee, a member of the U.I.S.D. Communications 
Advisory Committee, a member of the Laredo Safe School Coalition and a 
member of the Laredo Job Corps Advisory Board.
  In years past, Campos has served as a Daisy Girl Scout Leader, 
Brownie Girl Scout Assistant Leader, and Youth Minister. She has also 
performed missionary work in Mexico and has served as a Board Member of 
the Diocese of Laredo Catholic Social Services.
  Campos has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from 
Laredo State University and a Paralegal Certificate from Texas A & M 
International University.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have this opportunity to recognize 
contributions of United Independent School District Board Member Pat 
Campos.




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