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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 186
BY SENATORS GATTI AND PEACOCK
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Suzette Hadden on being named Bossier Parish 2017-2018
Elementary Principal of the Year.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens of Louisiana and the Senate of the
Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the much deserved honor earned by Suzette Hadden
on being selected as the 2017-2018 Bossier Parish Elementary Principal of the Year; and
WHEREAS, she is an innovative leader of education with expertise in administering
professional development for teachers that drives success within the classroom and school
operations; and
WHEREAS, she has twenty-five years of experience in education and seven years
as principal, and has served as a curriculum coach, assistant principal, and as the principal's
fellowship facilitator; and
WHEREAS, Suzette Hadden is a highly admired and exemplary citizen of Louisiana
and has been a member of numerous organizations throughout her career and is a well
respected example and voice for education in Bossier Parish and in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the most important qualification for a Principal of the Year is a superior
ability to provide instructional leadership to teachers and students of all backgrounds and
abilities and Suzette Hadden possesses and utilizes this great quality as a principal; and
WHEREAS, Suzette Hadden's selection as the 2017-2018 Principal of the Year
confirms what the Bossier Parish School District, Bossier Parish teachers, and Bossier Parish
residents already knew – Bossier Parish has a superior educational system; and
WHEREAS, the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana expresses its recognition and
congratulations to Suzette Hadden who has spent her career touching and inspiring the lives
and minds of the young students of Bossier Parish while sharing her many gifts, skills,
personal commitment, and time to promote and improve the educational system in Bossier
Parish and Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, the success of the state of Louisiana, the strength of our communities,
and the overall vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon dedicated
administrators and educators like Suzette Hadden who have devoted themselves and their
careers to the betterment of education in their communities, their parish, and their state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Suzette Hadden upon being named the Bossier
Parish 2017-2018 Elementary Principal of the Year and does recognize her outstanding
service and her numerous accomplishments and contributions to the education of the youth
of Bossier Parish and Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Suzette Hadden.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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