Bill Text: VA HJR261 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Rachel Granata.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-13 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ261ER) [HJR261 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR261-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Rachel Granata, a teacher at J. Blaine Blayton Elementary School, has been named a 2013 Teacher of the Year for the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools division; and WHEREAS, Rachel Granata, who taught first grade at J. Blaine Blayton Elementary School for the first three years of her teaching career and now teaches second grade there, realized when she was a young girl that she wanted to teach; and WHEREAS, Rachel Granata credits an outstanding teacher she had in the third grade for her decision to become a teacher, and she also said that her parents' habit of reading to her every day gave her a strong educational foundation; and WHEREAS, Rachel Granata believes that reading is the most important skill for elementary schoolchildren to master; she reads to her pupils daily, and she also is energized when she sees children master a new concept or light up when they understand and explore a new topic; and WHEREAS, a native of Chesapeake, Rachel Granata attributes the strong support she has received from the school division, the Williamsburg community, and The College of William and Mary for enabling her to be successful early in her teaching career; and WHEREAS, Rachel Granata earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from The College of William and Mary; the college's relationship with the community and the support it offers to beginning teachers were major factors in her decision to teach in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools system; and WHEREAS, recognizing that young students today have been raised using digital technology, Rachel Granata finds many ways for digital and online resources to enhance and improve ways that students learn and acquire information in the classroom; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Rachel Granata for being named a 2013 Teacher of the Year for the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools division; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Rachel Granata as an expression of the General Assembly's respect and admiration for her success and her commitment to educating young children in the Commonwealth. |
