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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 525
By Hale
HJR0525
006693
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A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Robin McCord on her
selection as the 2024–2025 Cannon County
School District Grades PreK-4 Teacher of the
Year.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should pause to
specially recognize those outstanding teachers who have devoted their careers to providing the
highest-quality education for Tennessee's students; and
WHEREAS, Robin McCord is one such estimable educator, who has distinguished
herself as a professional of the greatest dedication, ability, and integrity; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McCord has been selected as the 2024–2025 Cannon County School
District Grades PreK-4 Teacher of the Year, a most befitting honor that recognizes the positive
influence she has on so many young lives; and
WHEREAS, Robin McCord is a PreK teacher at Cannon County Elementary School, in
which position she has served for fifteen years; in addition to her work in the classroom, she has
participated in many leadership and community involvement projects, such as helping with
outreach services for families in crisis, acting as a VPK PreK teacher for multiple years, being a
community PreK advisory teacher representative, and serving as a Tennessee Promise mentor;
and
WHEREAS, steeping herself in further study to better her teaching, Mrs. McCord
graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Elementary Education and subsequently earned her Master of Arts degree in Educational
Leadership from Austin Peay State University, from which she graduated with honors; and
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WHEREAS, no stranger to accolades, Mrs. McCord has already been recognized for her
outstanding pedagogical accomplishments by being named the Teacher of the Year at her
previous school; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McCord is committed to fostering a classroom environment that
emphasizes a holistic view of her students, balancing their academic development with their
socioemotional needs and multifarious interests; and
WHEREAS, she is an extremely talented and compassionate educator who works
assiduously to motivate her students to reach their full potential, both as scholars and as
citizens; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. McCord serves as an inspiration to her colleagues and students alike,
and her friendship and counsel are highly valued by those who are fortunate to know her; and
WHEREAS, Robin McCord truly epitomizes the dedicated teacher who is wholly
committed to the highest ideals of public service and quality education for all, and she should be
specially recognized; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we hereby honor and congratulate Robin McCord on being chosen as the
2024–2025 Cannon County School District Grades PreK-4 Teacher of the Year, commend her
exceptional service to the children of Tennessee, salute her professional expertise and personal
excellence, and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.