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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 23
By Massey
SJR0023
001221
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A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Kayla Brooks on her
selection as the Tennessee Charter School
Center's 2024 Teacher of the Year.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should specially
recognize those outstanding professionals who have devoted their careers to providing the
highest quality education for Tennessee's students; and
WHEREAS, Kayla Brooks is one such estimable educator, who has distinguished herself
as a professional of the greatest dedication, ability, and integrity; and
WHEREAS, a teacher at Emerald Academy in Knoxville, Ms. Brooks was named the
2024 Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Charter School Center at the Charter Champion
Awards, an honor most befitting her outstanding tenure as an educator, as it recognizes the
positive influence she has had on so many young lives; and
WHEREAS, Kayla Brooks is an extremely talented and compassionate educator who
works assiduously to motivate her students to reach their full potential as scholars and citizens;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Brooks truly epitomizes the ideal of the dedicated educator who is
wholly committed to the highest precepts of public service and quality education for all, and she
should be specially recognized; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby honor and congratulate Kayla Brooks
upon being named the 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Charter School Center,
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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.