| 1 | 1 | | *HR1543* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: McNamara |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION honoring Marrs Elementary |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 School of Mount Vernon, Indiana. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 Whereas, Marrs Elementary School was recognized at the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 Indiana State Capitol on February 15, 2024, for outstanding |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 reading achievement; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 Whereas, Marrs Elementary School had a pass rate of 98.1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 percent on the 2023 IREAD test, which surpassed the state goal |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 of 95 percent and the state average of 81.9 percent; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 Whereas, Principal Katie Bushard accepted the recognition |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 on behalf of the school; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 Whereas, The dedicated 3rd grade teachers that worked |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 tirelessly in guiding their students to reach these achievements |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 are Connie Jesch (retired), Tammy Weatherford, and Patricia |
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| 20 | 20 | | 20242312 |
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| 21 | 21 | | HR 1543/DI 140 2024 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1 Goodyear; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2 Whereas, Despite the last few years being some of the most |
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| 24 | 24 | | 3 challenging years in education due to learning loss and impacts |
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| 25 | 25 | | 4 of the COVID-19 pandemic, Marrs Elementary School was able |
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| 26 | 26 | | 5 to excel and score exceptionally well on their IREAD test: |
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| 27 | 27 | | 6 Therefore, |
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| 28 | 28 | | 7 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | 8 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10 honors Marrs Elementary School of Mount Vernon, Indiana, for |
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| 32 | 32 | | 11 their pass rate of 98 percent on the 2023 IREAD test. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 12 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 13 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 35 | 35 | | 14 Representative Wendy McNamara for distribution. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 20242312 |
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| 37 | 37 | | HR 1543/DI 140 2024 |
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