Bill Text: VA HJR7 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Joint Resolution 7 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commending Kathy Crane.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-01-16 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ7ER) [HJR7 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HJR7-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7 Commending Kathy Crane.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 10, 2014 Agreed to by the Senate, January 16, 2014

WHEREAS, Kathy Crane, a reading specialist at W. G. Coleman Elementary School in Fauquier County, was honored for her teaching excellence with the 2013 Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award for Fauquier County; and

WHEREAS, the Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes exemplary teachers who make meaningful contributions in the classroom and to education in the Washington metropolitan area; and

WHEREAS, Kathy Crane was selected as the 2013 Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award for Fauquier County recipient from among 14 school division nominees and was one of 20 regional honorees; and

WHEREAS, Kathy Crane attended elementary, middle, and high school in Fauquier County and decided to pursue a career in education with her own teachers as role models; and

WHEREAS, Kathy Crane earned an associate's degree from Southern Seminary and Junior College, a bachelor's degree from Radford University, and a master's degree from the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, an enthusiastic teacher, Kathy Crane has taught students in kindergarten through fifth grade, helping them hone their writing skills and develop their reading ability; and

WHEREAS, Kathy Crane teaches from the heart and creates a positive learning environment in which students can thrive as they gain self-confidence and enjoy learning; and

WHEREAS, an exemplary role model, Kathy Crane demonstrates the influence that caring teachers can play in a student's life; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Kathy Crane on her well-deserved selection as the 2013 Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award for Fauquier County recipient; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kathy Crane as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations and admiration for her commitment to her students.