[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E679-E680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING NORA RUPERT

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Broward County 
District 7 School Board Member Nora Rupert, a devoted teacher and 
mother and a dedicated community advocate. Her hard work improving our 
county's schools and bettering the futures of our children is an 
inspiration to education leaders in South Florida and across the 
country.
  After Nora graduated from Florida Southern College and the Star 
Program at FAU for alternative education certification, she served as a 
substitute teacher with the School Board of Broward County and taught 
Language Arts and Reading at Piper High School for four years. She was 
elected in 2010 to serve as School Board Member for District 7 and has 
been a champion of education reform ever since. After adopting three 
children, she has gained invaluable experience advocating on their 
behalf through Exceptional Student Education and gifted issues in 
public schools. Finally, among many other organizations, Nora

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is a Broward School Board representative on the Council of Great City 
Schools, National School Board Association, and Council of Urban Boards 
of Education and serves on the boards of the Coconut Creek Elementary 
School Advisory Form and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
  Education is fundamental to the long-term success of Florida and our 
nation. As a parent and a congressman, I understand the need to make an 
unwavering commitment to the education of our children. Nora Rupert has 
demonstrated this commitment through decades of compassion for the 
children of South Florida, and she inspires all of us to live by her 
example.

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