Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 128 - Glennville Elementary School; commend

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HR 128                                            LC 22 1458






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending Glennville Elementary School; and for other
  1- 2  purposes.

  1- 3  WHEREAS, Glennville Elementary School was named as a 1995
  1- 4  Georgia School of Excellence; and

  1- 5  WHEREAS, only 31 public schools were chosen from Georgia as
  1- 6  Schools of Excellence for 1995 after rigorous examination of
  1- 7  many aspects of schools, including leadership, teaching
  1- 8  environment, curriculum and instruction, parent and
  1- 9  community support, indicators of success such as student
  1-10  achievement and attendance, organizational vitality, school
  1-11  nutrition, and health and physical education; and

  1-12  WHEREAS, Dr. Linda Hayden, Principal of Glennville
  1-13  Elementary School since 1991, has provided outstanding
  1-14  leadership to the faculty, staff, parents, and students of
  1-15  the school, emphasizing that "Good things come to those who
  1-16  plod persistently and patiently"; and

  1-17  WHEREAS, Glennville Elementary School, which serves children
  1-18  from pre-school through eighth grade, is the first Tattnall
  1-19  County school to earn recognition as a School of Excellence
  1-20  during the ten years of the program; and

  1-21  WHEREAS, the school has implemented several innovative
  1-22  programs focusing on the children's needs, including KIP,
  1-23  Kindness in Practice; PASS, Promoting Academic Success for
  1-24  Students; PRIDE, Providing Resources in Developing
  1-25  Education; PAC, Parent Advisory Committee; and PALS, staff
  1-26  support for students; and

  1-27  WHEREAS, Dr. Hayden added a Lifeskills course which provides
  1-28  students with information to help them shape their personal
  1-29  goals, form good study habits, become aware of drug and
  1-30  alcohol prevention, and develop healthy personal
  1-31  relationships; and the school nurse is helping to improve
  1-32  the health of the children; and

  1-33  WHEREAS, the cooperation and hard work of the faculty and
  1-34  staff of the school grow from their shared concern for the
  1-35  academic and personal success of their students.



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                                                  LC 22 1458

  2- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  2- 2  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate
  2- 3  the faculty, staff, students, and parents of Glennville
  2- 4  Elementary School, a School of Excellence, and commend them
  2- 5  for their outstanding achievements.

  2- 6  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2- 7  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  2- 8  appropriate copy of this resolution to Glennville Elementary
  2- 9  School.







































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