[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING ALMA MARTINEZ AND HER THIRD-GRADE CLASS FROM FENLEY-FLANDERS 
                           ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                         HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 30, 2003

  Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, educators from Fenley-Flanders 
Elementary, which is located in my Congressional district, have been 
preparing their third grade classes for the Texas Assessment of 
Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. The Express News from San Antonio 
followed third grade teacher Alma Martinez and her eleven students as 
they prepared for the test, which they took on March 4, 2003. During 
Spring Break the results of the test came back, and an overwhelming 
majority of Ms. Martinez's class passed the test, which allows them to 
advance onto fourth grade.
  Starting this year, third graders will be among the 2 million 
elementary, middle and high school students taking a TAKS test. 
Students who do not pass the exam will have two more opportunities to 
pass the TAKS test.
  I would personally like to congratulate Ms. Martinez and her third 
grade class on an outstanding job in the preparing for and taking the 
TAKS test and their advancement onto the fourth grade next year.
  Schools are a reflection of our community and it takes everyone 
working together to make them quality institutions. The administration, 
teachers, staff, students and their families should be commended for 
their hard work and dedication in preparing the children of Fenley-
Flanders Elementary for their performance on the TAKS tests.

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