August 6, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 133 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      HONORING DR. DANIEL P. KING

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                         HON. VICENTE GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 6, 2019

  Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 
Daniel P. King, an educator, innovator, and leader.
  For the past 12 years, Dr. King served as superintendent of the 
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (PSJA ISD), working 
tirelessly to ensure PSJA ISD provides its students with the resources 
necessary to succeed. He announced his plans to retire from his 
position this past fall, and I find it only fitting to take this time 
on the House floor to honor a man that has done so much for South 
Texas. Dr. King spent 42 years in public education, 20 of those years 
as superintendent at two school districts in the Rio Grande Valley.
  During Dr. King's tenure, he introduced programs and procedures that 
have had lasting positive effects on the students and the PSJA 
community as a whole. He was one of the first to start an Early College 
High School Program in South Texas that provides thousands of students 
concurrent and dual enrollment opportunities, college and career 
connected pathways, and the opportunity to graduate with college 
credentials up to an associate's degree while still enrolled in high 
school.
  Dr. King demonstrated his commitment to replacing outdated bilingual 
education models with dual language or dual immersion programs to equip 
students for a brighter future. His actions afforded students the 
opportunity to graduate from high school ready for higher education, 
putting PSJA on the course to become a national leader in producing 
college ready, academically bi-literate, high school graduates. Thanks 
to Dr. King, our students are more prepared and able to be successful 
and productive members of society.
  Madam Speaker, Dr. Daniel P. King has worked diligently to give 
countless students the tools they need to succeed. He is a pillar of 
our community and an example to us all. It is an honor to represent a 
selfless and committed individuals like him. Dr. King has forever 
changed and strengthened the foundation of education in South Texas. I 
wish Daniel P. King and his family all the best in their future 
endeavors and thank you for this time.

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