| 1 | 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 6033 |
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| 2 | 2 | | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the members of the |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year team. |
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| 4 | 4 | | WHEREAS, The Kansas State Department of Education sponsors |
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| 5 | 5 | | the Kansas Teacher of the Year program, which identifies, recognizes |
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| 6 | 6 | | and utilizes representatives of excellent teaching in the elementary and |
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| 7 | 7 | | secondary classrooms of the state; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the program is to build and utilize a |
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| 9 | 9 | | network of exemplary teachers who are leaders in the improvement of |
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| 10 | 10 | | schools, student performance and the teaching profession; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Two teachers – one elementary and one secondary – in |
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| 12 | 12 | | each of the state's four United States congressional districts were |
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| 13 | 13 | | selected as finalists for recognition as Kansas Teacher of the Year, with |
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| 14 | 14 | | the recipient being chosen from among the eight finalists; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Kansas Teacher of the Year is awarded with the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Hubbard Foundation Kansas Teacher of the Year Ambassadorship, |
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| 17 | 17 | | which enables the person selected to devote significant time during the |
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| 18 | 18 | | second semester to activities supporting the mission of the program. |
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| 19 | 19 | | The 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year and finalists were honored at an |
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| 20 | 20 | | awards banquet on September 23, 2023. All members received a cash |
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| 21 | 21 | | award as well as mementos of the event; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, The Kansas Teacher of the Year is nominated to |
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| 23 | 23 | | represent Kansas in the National Teacher of the Year program, a project |
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| 24 | 24 | | of the Council of Chief State School Officers, presented by Voya |
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| 25 | 25 | | Financial; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year is Taylor |
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| 27 | 27 | | Bussinger, Olathe USD 233; and the regional finalists are: Cherryl |
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| 28 | 28 | | Delacruz, Topeka USD 501; Gretchen Elliott, Smoky Valley USD 400; |
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| 29 | 29 | | Joanna Farmer, Wichita USD 259; Melissa Haney, Goddard USD 265; |
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| 30 | 30 | | Erin Pittenger, Rock Creek USD 323; Michelle Tapko, Shawnee |
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| 31 | 31 | | Mission USD 512; Fonda Telthorst, Piper Kansas City USD 203: Now, |
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| 32 | 32 | | therefore, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Kansas: That we congratulate and commend the members of the 2024 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Kansas Teacher of the Year team. |
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| 36 | 36 | | |
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| 37 | 37 | | I hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the HOUSE, and |
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| 38 | 38 | | was adopted by that body |
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| 40 | 40 | | |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House. |
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| 42 | 42 | | |
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| 43 | 43 | | Chief Clerk of the House. |
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