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District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0066

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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4+Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
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5-A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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9-IN THE COUNC IL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11-May 2, 2023
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13-To recognize, honor, and congratulate the MTHS Firebird Robotics team at McKinley Technology
14-High School on their first place win at the FIRST Chesapeake regional robotics competition
15-in Blacksburg, VA.
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17-WHEREAS, McKinley Tech School is located alongside T Street Northeast in Ward 5,
18-offers NAF Academies in Engineering, Biotechnology, and Information Technology, and is a 2022
19-National Blue Ribbon School Award Winner;
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21-WHEREAS, the FIRST Chesapeake District Blacksburg, VA Event was held at Blacksburg
22-High School on March 4- 5, 2023;
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24-WHEREAS, the FIRST Robotics Competition Challenge is recognized as the premier
25-international high school engineering challenge;
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27-WHEREAS, in this year’s 2023 CHARGED UP
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29- challenge, teams explored the potential
30-of energy storage to charge up communities, and remote controlled robots created sustainability
31-links to engage with nearby power stations;
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33-WHEREAS, more than 110 teams in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
34-competed in matches to earn spots in the championship;
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36-WHEREAS, the McKinley Robotics team was formed in 2006 and has been awarded the
37-Judges Award in 2015 and 2020;
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39-WHEREAS, the McKinley Robotics team is led by Director of Engineering Kenneth
40-Lesley;
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42-WHEREAS, McKinley Tech’s Firebird Robotics Coach Kenneth Lesley was assisted by
43-dedicated school staff school counselor Fayola Welsh, and coaches Christopher Grimm and Ruben
44-Stemple;
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8+Councilmember K. Nadeau Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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12+Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie Councilmember Charles Allen
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16+Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Councilmember Anita Bonds
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20+ Councilmember Matthew Frumin
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24+A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 2
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28+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6
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32+To celebrate May 12, 2023 as “Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day” and to recognize and 10
33+honor all early childhood educators of the District of Columbia. 11
34+WHEREAS, the District of Columbia is committed to supporting the health, well-being, 12
35+development, and success of young children and youth living in the nation’s capital; 13
36+WHEREAS, children deserve skilled, educated, competent, consistent, and well-14
37+compensated early childhood educators; 15
38+WHEREAS, a high percentage of District mothers and birth-givers return to work in the 16
39+first six weeks after the birth of a child, and working families need sufficient, high-quality child 17
40+care services to be available in the community to support them; 18
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52-WHEREAS, the McKinley Tech Firebird Robotics winning team members include:
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54-London Beatty
55-Tayen Broemser
56-Daxxon Duncan
57-Esem Esaw
58-Jude Fogwe
59-Fikreab Haileselassie
60-Loron Hill
61-Langston Hughes
62-Jaelynn Jackson
63-Electra Larson
64-Ignacio Martinez
65-Sean Mullins
66-Haneefah Persaud
67-Nina Pierra
68-Justin Scofield
69-Cole Smith
70-Da’Mar Taylor
71-Kyrsten Walker
72-Gregory Williams
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74-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
75-resolution may be cited as the “McKinley Tech High School Firebirds Robotics Team Regional
76-Championship Recognition Resolution of 2023.”
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78-Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the McKinley Tech
79-High School Firebirds Robotics Team for winning the regional FIRST Chesapeake robotics
80-competition.
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82-Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
42+WHEREAS, child care providers serve a vital role in our community, not only caring for 19
43+and educating our children, but also supporting parent and guardian participation in the District 20
44+workforce; 21
45+WHEREAS children’s cognitive, physical, social, emotional, language, and literacy 22
46+development are built on a foundation of positive interactions between children and adults, peers, 23
47+and their environment; 24
48+WHEREAS, high-quality early care and education work to ameliorate the effects of 25
49+systemic poverty – from recognizing and remediating developmental delays, to identifying and 26
50+helping prevent child neglect – leading to positive outcomes for individual children and their 27
51+homes and communities; 28
52+WHEREAS, the Council of the District of Columbia has been a supporter of families and 29
53+early childhood educators, including by authorizing an Early Childhood Educator Compensation 30
54+Task Force, funding the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, and expanding Paid Family 31
55+and Medical Leave benefits, among others; 32
56+WHEREAS, as a result of these programs and initiatives, the number of early childhood 33
57+educators who are on the path towards pay parity and economic progress has increased, thereby 34
58+increasing the ability to support high-quality programs for all District families; 35
59+WHEREAS, we must continually work towards creating a diverse, inclusive, and 36
60+equitable early childhood education workforce to the ensure all people working in the child care 37
61+sector thrive personally and professionally, to create a robust provider and educator pipeline that 38
62+can be developed and maintained, and to strengthen culturally diverse and inclusive care 39
63+experiences for children; 40
64+WHEREAS, early educators deserve appreciation for their irreplaceable work to advance 41
65+the early childhood profession; and 42
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67+WHEREAS, Child Care Provider Appreciation Day has been celebrated nationally and 43
68+annually since 1996 on the Friday before Mothers’ Day as an occasion to “amplify our nation’s 44
69+collective gratitude for those who support the social, emotional, and physical care of our youngest 45
70+children”. 46
71+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 47
72+resolution may be cited as the “Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day Ceremonial 48
73+Recognition Resolution of 2023”. 49
74+Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia celebrates May 12, 2023 as “DC Early 50
75+Childhood Educator Appreciation Day,” honors the contributions of all early childhood educators 51
76+to the development and well-being to our District children and families, and recognizes that 52
77+investments to stabilize, sustain, and support child care and early learning will support children, 53
78+youth, educators, families, and our larger economy through pandemic recovery and beyond. 54
79+Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the 55
80+District of Columbia Register. 56