Bill Text: IN HCR0031 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Terry Magnuson, District 9 Elementary School Principal of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-19 - Returned to the House [HCR0031 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HCR0031-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. ________
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Terry Magnuson.
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Terry Magnuson.
Whereas, Terry Magnuson, principal of Pleasant Crossing
Elementary School in Whiteland, was named the Indiana
Association of School Principals District 9 Elementary
School Principal of the Year;
Whereas, Terry Magnuson spent 13 years as a teacher and
has been an administrator for 21 years;
Whereas, Terry Magnuson was named the principal of
Pleasant Crossing Elementary School in 2007;
Whereas, Terry Magnuson knows all of his students by
name and makes sure that each of the 500 students at
Pleasant Crossing Elementary School receives a personal
birthday greeting and a cup on the student's birthday;
Whereas, A devoted teacher and administrator, Terry
Magnuson has accomplished much in his career;
Whereas, One of the projects he is most proud of is the
Early Education project;
Whereas, The goal of this project was to improve the
learning capabilities of Pleasant Crossing's Kindergarten
through grade 4 at-risk students;
Whereas, More than 100 students, the majority of whom are eligible for free and reduced priced lunch, are delivered
to school by bus 40 minutes early and receive additional
small group skill practice, additional learning in a computer
lab, and enrichment extensions that help to make learning
fun, and reading books are given as gifts for each child
during the year to encourage reading;
Whereas, As an administrator, Terry Magnuson values
teamwork and schedules weekly meetings for the teachers in
every grade level to discuss their goals for their students and
to encourage staff development; and
Whereas, Terry Magnuson is a dedicated school
administrator who brings new and fresh ideas into Pleasant
Crossing Elementary School that will enable the students to
become better adults and more conscientious citizens:
Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly congratulates
Terry Magnuson on his selection as the Indiana Association of School
Principals District 9 Elementary School Principal of the Year and
thanks him for his years of dedicated service to the children of Pleasant
Crossing Elementary School and the state of Indiana.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to Terry Magnuson
and Dr. Rebecca Courtney-Knight, superintendent of Clark-Pleasant
School Corporation.