SLS 17RS-2890 ORIGINAL 2017 Regular Session SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 186 BY SENATOR GATTI COMMENDATIONS. Commends Suzette Hadden on being named Bossier Parish 2017- 2018 Elementary Principal of the Year. 1 A RESOLUTION 2 To commend and congratulate Suzette Hadden on being named Bossier Parish 2017-2018 3 Elementary Principal of the Year. 4 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens of Louisiana and the Senate of the 5 Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the much deserved honor earned by Suzette Hadden 6 on being selected as the 2017-2018 Bossier Parish Elementary Principal of the Year; and 7 WHEREAS, she is an innovative leader of education with expertise in administering 8 professional development for teachers that drives success within the classroom and school 9 operations; and 10 WHEREAS, she has twenty-five years of experience in education and seven years 11 as principal, and has served as a curriculum coach, assistant principal, and as the principal's 12 fellowship facilitator; and 13 WHEREAS, Suzette Hadden is a highly admired and exemplary citizen of Louisiana 14 and has been a member of numerous organizations throughout her career and is a well 15 respected example and voice for education in Bossier Parish and in Louisiana; and 16 WHEREAS, the most important qualification for a Principal of the Year is a superior 17 ability to provide instructional leadership to teachers and students of all backgrounds and 18 abilities and Suzette Hadden possesses and utilizes this great quality as a principal; and Page 1 of 2 SR NO. 186 SLS 17RS-2890 ORIGINAL 1 WHEREAS, Suzette Hadden's selection as the 2017-2018 Principal of the Year 2 confirms what Bossier Parish School District, Bossier Parish teachers, and Bossier Parish 3 residents already knew: which Bossier Parish has a superior educational system; and 4 WHEREAS, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana expresses its recognition and 5 congratulations to Suzette Hadden who has spent her career touching and inspiring the lives 6 and minds of the young students of Bossier Parish while sharing her many gifts, skills, 7 personal commitment, and time to promote and improve the educational system in Bossier 8 Parish and Louisiana; and 9 WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities, 10 and the overall vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon dedicated 11 administrators and educators like Suzette Hadden who have devoted themselves and their 12 careers to the betterment of education in their communities, their parish, and their state. 13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana 14 does hereby commend and congratulate Suzette Hadden upon being named the Bossier 15 Parish 2017-2018 Elementary Principal of the Year and does recognize her outstanding 16 service and her numerous accomplishments and contributions to the education of the youth 17 of Bossier Parish and Louisiana. 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to 19 Suzette Hadden. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop. DIGEST SR 186 Original 2017 Regular Session Gatti Commends Suzette Hadden on being named Bossier Parish 2017-2018 Elementary Principal of the Year. Page 2 of 2