Bill Text: MS HR21 | 2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Michelle Brister; commend and congratulate upon receiving the Milken Educator Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-30 - Enrolled Bill Signed [HR21 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2012-HR21-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2012 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Representative Gunn
House Resolution 21
(As Adopted by House)
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE PHENOMENAL APPROACH TO TEACHING AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OF MICHELLE BRISTER OF LOVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI, AND CONGRATULATING HER UPON RECEIVING A 2011 MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARD.
WHEREAS, on November 30, 2011, Michelle Brister, a mathematics teacher at Lovett Elementary School, in Clinton, Mississippi, became a Milken Educator when she was named as one of only 34 recipients awarded the nationally-renowned Milken Educator Award in 2011 and a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize teaching incentive; and
WHEREAS, revered by her fellow-educators as a teacher with the rare ability to engage individual students by breaking down math concepts into everyday situations that interest her young students, Michelle Brister has perfected the skill of adapting her teaching methods to the particular learning abilities of individual students, thus making learning math more applicable and exciting; and
WHEREAS, actively connecting with parents, Michelle Brister uses her classroom website to provide details on every lesson to parents, and communicates with them regularly and strives to involve parents in in-class activities throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, Michelle Brister's students' test scores surpass state and district averages, and she is continually described by her peers as a resource to her school, serving as department chair, a mentor teacher and on several district committees; and
WHEREAS, the Milken Educator Awards are the preeminent teacher acknowledgement program in the nation and has honored more than 2,500 K-12 teachers, principals and specialists across the country; and
WHEREAS, founded by Mr. Lowell Milken to celebrate, promote and stimulate commendable K-12 educators, and to publicly demonstrate that excellence in education must be acknowledged and rewarded, the Milken Educator Awards program strives to communicate to parents and policymakers the established truth that the quality of the educator is the most important factor in determining student achievement; and
WHEREAS, although the Milken Educator Awards have no formal application or nomination process, each participating state's department of education appoints an independent committee to recommend contenders based upon strict standards, with final recipient selections made by the Milken Family Foundation; and
WHEREAS, the Milken Educator Awards are known throughout the education profession as the "Oscars of Teaching," catching each recipient by surprise, and on November 30, 2011, Michelle Brister was inducted into the Milken Educator Network, a network that is dedicated to improving and strengthening K-12 education in America; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to commend outstanding individuals, such as Michelle Brister, whose outstanding rapport with her fellow colleagues and more importantly with her students, translates into an impassioned zeal for transforming, enriching and positively molding the lives of those under her tutelage and instruction, past, present and future:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby commend the phenomenal approach to teaching and student engagement of Ms. Michelle Brister and congratulate her upon being awarded a 2011 Milken Educator Award, and extend best wishes as she continues to inspire greatness in the lives of youth through her superior and heralded teaching skills.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Ms. Michelle Brister, the Clinton Public School District and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
