[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7639]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JAY THOMPSON

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 23, 2011

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call special attention to 
Dr. Jay Thompson. Dr. Thompson has dedicated 42 years to Birdville 
Independent School District. He has served in a number of capacities, 
including: secondary mathematics and business education teacher, junior 
high and high school track and football coach, high school assistant 
principal, assistant director in central administration, junior high 
and middle school principal, and director of athletics. In the course 
of his time at Birdville ISD, Dr. Thompson was propelled by the desire 
to see his students ``grow, graduate, and become successful citizens in 
our communities, our nation and throughout the world.''
  Dr. Thompson's impact on education extends beyond the boundaries of 
Birdville ISD. He is an active member of the executive board of 
directors for the Texas Girls' Choir and has participated in the Texas 
School Improvement Initiative, all while serving as a peer evaluator on 
the Texas Education Agency accreditation teams. Before that, he 
functioned as a board director of the Texas High School Athletic 
Directors Association and served on the UIL Waiver Review Board.
  It is Dr. Thompson's work within the schools in conjunction with his 
service in the community that explains what BISD's Board President, Joe 
Tolbert, calls Thompson's ``rich knowledge of the district as well as 
the trust of the staff and community.'' As Birdville ISD prepares for 
his retirement, the district can take heart in the fact that Dr. 
Thompson will remain a stable fixture in the community.
  I am honored to have an opportunity to serve Dr. Thompson and all of 
the individuals that help to educate our young people in the 26th 
District of Texas. I wish him all the best as he embarks on the next 
chapter of what has been, thus far, quite an adventure.

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