[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6927-6928]
[From the U.S. 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

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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 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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