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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 16
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Lisa Burns, principal of W. T. Lewis Elementary School, upon receipt of the
2020 Elementary Principal of the Year honor awarded by the Louisiana State
Department of Education and recognizes her many contributions to the education
profession.
WHEREAS, Lisa Burns has served as an educator in the Bossier Parish school
system for twenty-two years and began her journey in administrative duties in 2008 as the
first assistant principal at W. T. Lewis Elementary; and in 2018, she was selected as Bossier
Parish Elementary Principal of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Burns is an exceptional administrator who has devoted many hours
to the development of a positive learning environment for student academic growth and
meaningful objectives and intensive support to advance teacher proficiency and professional
development; and
WHEREAS, under her tutelage, W. T. Lewis Elementary has maintained an
exceptional standard of excellence having earned an "A" rating for each year of her
principalship, and was recognized by the Louisiana State Department of Education in 2018
as a Top Gains School and an Equity Honoree; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Burns considers her responsibilities as an educator are to
demonstrate leadership, motivation, and innovation; she expresses these obligations with
inspiration and encouragement so that her students may develop a lifelong interest in
learning and acquire those analytical skills necessary to become effective decision-makers
and problem-solvers; and
WHEREAS, her teaching philosophy is a simple one: each year she sets identifiable
goals for herself, the teaching staff, and the student body; and
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WHEREAS, Ms. Burns believes that each school year should provide new
opportunities that contribute to the continuity of a student's personal and academic
development; each student is an individual with his own learning needs, strengths,
weaknesses, and dreams of a successful future, and as a principal, it is her duty and privilege
to help all of her students in their journey; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Burns also believes that students excel in an environment where
they are loved and supported by inspired and empowered educators working together to help
every child succeed; and
WHEREAS, the process for selecting a Louisiana Principal of the Year begins at the
local level with each district superintendent or public charter school district making
selections that are then forwarded to the Louisiana State Department of Education for
competition at the statewide level; the selected nominees compete as elementary, middle
school, or high school principals; and
WHEREAS, on Friday, July 19, 2019, Lisa Burns and other state-level honorees
were celebrated at the Thirteenth Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala
in Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, the annual competition, hosted by the Louisiana State Department of
Education and the Dream Teachers nonprofit organization, recognizes outstanding individual
achievement and exemplifies the highest honor bestowed on administrators by the
department; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Burns has used her many talents to promote academic success in
Bossier Parish and she exemplifies the best qualities of an administrator who encourages her
students to excel in their academic, spiritual, and leadership roles as they advance to become
good citizens in their community; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Burns has proved to be a caring educator and administrator whose
dedication to high academic standards has been a priceless gift to the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Lisa Burns upon her receipt of the 2020 Elementary Principal
of the Year honor awarded by the Louisiana State Department of Education and recognizes
her many contributions to the education profession.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Lisa Burns.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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