[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MR. MIGUEL IGNACIO TINAJERO--TEXAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 1995

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                          HON. SILVESTRE REYES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 2009

  Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, El Paso, Texas has many great teachers and 
today I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate my long-
time friend Miguel Ignacio Tinajero, a teacher at Ramona Elementary 
School in the Ysleta Independent School District, for being selected as 
the 1995 Texas Teacher of the Year. This is the highest honor that the 
State of Texas can award to a teacher and the program selects only the 
best teachers to represent the state in the National Teacher of the 
Year Program. Mr. Miguel Ignacio Tinajero is one of the finest teachers 
in the El Paso area community, and I am grateful that he has served our 
children with such passion and dedication.
  Mr. Miguel Ignacio Tinajero is recognized for his innovative approach 
and teaching methods to reach bilingual students. He developed 
effective programs to teach children both academic and literacy skills 
and became the favorite teacher of the fifth- and sixth-graders at 
Ramona Elementary School. Mr. Tinajero is praised by students, parents, 
and fellow teachers in the El Paso community for his dedication and 
commitment to youth.
  Mr. Miguel Ignacio Tinajero is part of a larger history of 
educational excellence in El Paso. I am proud to note that to date El 
Paso area educators have been chosen as Texas Teachers of the Year nine 
times. The National Teacher of the Year Program began in 1952 and 
continues as the oldest, most prestigious national honors program that 
focuses public attention on excellence in teaching.
  I am proud of the work of our teachers, and I am committed to 
ensuring that education remains a top priority in this Congress. Thank 
you.

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