SPONSOR:

Rep. Jaques, on behalf of all Representatives &

Sen. Sokola, on behalf of all Senators

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15

COMMENDING MEGAN D. SZABO FOR BEING SELECTED AS DELAWARE’S STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 2015 AND COMMENDING EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

WHEREAS, nearly 8,987 teachers work each day with approximately 134,932 children who attend 222 Delaware public schools in 19 school districts and Charter Schools; and

WHEREAS, teachers strive for excellence in their profession when they know that the community supports them and appreciates their efforts on behalf of our children; and

WHEREAS, the Teacher of the Year program identifies building and district representatives who embody the best qualities of all Delaware teachers; and

WHEREAS, the Delaware State Teacher of the Year is chosen for possessing a superior ability to inspire and nurture students with a love of learning and for having won the admiration and respect of fellow teachers, school administrators, and the parents of students; and

WHEREAS, Megan D. Szabo of Postlethwait Middle School in the Caesar Rodney School District has been named Delaware State Teacher of the Year for 2015, as part of the National Teacher of the Year program, the oldest and most prestigious award program that focuses public attention on excellence in teaching; and

WHEREAS, each of the other eighteen school districts has chosen a 2015 District Teacher of the Year, namely:

Appoquinnimink School District: Lisa Spedden

Brandywine School District: Thomas Dean

Cape Henlopen School District: Stephanie Shuttleworth

Capital School District: Jennifer R. Heffernan

Christina School District: Jamett L. Garlick

Colonial School District: Lea Ann Skipper

Delmar School District: Judy Mills

Indian River School District: Clarissa M. Stevenson

Lake Forest School District: Pamela Hobbs

Laurel School District: Kara Rawlings

Milford School District: Judith Woods

New Castle County Vocational Technical School District: Susan Moyer

POLYTECH School District: Elyse Starr

Red Clay Consolidated School District: Tami L. Soltow

Seaford School District: Kara Kirby

Smyrna School District: Ryan Buchanan

Sussex Technical: Carolyn Maull

Woodbridge School District: James Wheatley

Charter School of Wilmington: Cathie Kennedy

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 148^th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the Members do hereby commend Megan D. Szabo for the well-deserved designation as 2015 Delaware State Teacher of the Year.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the entire membership of the Delaware General Assembly does hereby extend heartfelt gratitude to Megan D. Szabo, Delaware State Teacher of the Year, and to each of the fellow District Teachers of the Year for 2015, for their many contributions to the betterment of education in Delaware.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitably prepared copies of this House Concurrent Resolution be presented to Megan D. Szabo and each of the District Teachers of the Year.