Riney Jordan delivers keynote address. In addition to the reception and banquet several hundred guests attended learning sessions that focused on physical fitness and academic performance [pdf] [pdf], project based learning [pdf], and community involvement in successful schools [pdf]. Being recognized as a TBEC Honor Roll school [pdf]is the most prestigious academic award a Texas public school can receive. The award was established in 2000 to draw attention to our public schools that perform at the highest academic levels. Based exclusively on Commended Performance, the state’s most demanding academic standard, TBEC Honor Roll schools have performed at this level of achievement for at least three consecutive years on all subjects tested. The 253 schools that made the 2011 Honor Roll, which included 181 elementary schools, 38 middle schools and 34 high schools, represent less than 4% of all the public schools in Texas. TBEC is most appreciative for the generous support from our major event sponsor H-E-B and CenterPoint Energy for providing the funding for all printed materials. A special thanks also to our corporate sponsors ExxonMobil, IBM, the Robert & Janice McNair Foundation and State Farm Insurance.
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