2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 172
BY SENATOR APPEL
A RESOLUTION
To commend the 2015 Louisiana Teacher Leaders and Teacher Leader Advisors for their
leadership and outstanding service and to designate Thursday, June 4, 2015, as
"Louisiana Teacher Leader Day" at the Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, in 2013, the state Department of Education invited local public school
systems to nominate classroom teachers to participate in a voluntary network of educators
with the goal of promoting high-quality professional development, improved instructional
planning, and increased student achievement; and
WHEREAS, participants in the network became known as Teacher Leaders and have
grown to more than five thousand educators representing every local school system around
the state; and
WHEREAS, Teacher Leaders play a critical role in facilitating the exchange of
information, instructional strategies, and best practices between the state Department of
Education's academic content support staff and classroom educators; and
WHEREAS, Teacher Leaders have served as a valuable source of information and
feedback to the state Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education, and to members of the Louisiana Legislature regarding a number of important
education issues; and
WHEREAS, ninety educators from around the state have been selected to serve as
Teacher Leader Advisors to support their fellow educators by providing in-person and virtual
training, creating high quality instructional materials, and reviewing educational materials
and resources for overall quality and alignment to state academic content standards; and
WHEREAS, many of these outstanding educators will lead more than two hundred
sessions for thousands of educators attending the Louisiana Teacher Leader Summit
June 4-5, 2015, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, this summit is helping educators set goals, plan for instruction, deliver
high-quality lessons, assess results, and use evidence of student achievement to improve
instruction.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the 2015 Louisiana Teacher Leaders and Teacher Leader Advisors
for their commitment to Louisiana's students, their outstanding leadership and service to
educators across the state, and their contributions in developing a more educated citizenry
to enhance the vitality and economic opportunity of Louisiana and its people.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby designate Thursday, June 4, 2015, as "Louisiana Teacher Leader Day" at the
Louisiana State Capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
state superintendent of education and the president of the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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