Bill Text: NY J02645 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 2645 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Jennifer Morrison upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2020 Bright Light Award by ASSET on January 9, 2020

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-28 - ADOPTED [J02645 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02645-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 2645

BY: Senator KAPLAN

        HONORING  Dr.  Jennifer Morrison upon the occasion
        of her designation as recipient of the  2020  Bright
        Light Award by ASSET on January 9, 2020

  WHEREAS,  Individuals  who give of their time and energies and serve
the  best  interests  of  their  communities  are  a   resource   beyond
remuneration and cannot be sufficiently extolled; and

  WHEREAS,  Dr.  Jennifer  Morrison has given not only of her time and
energies but also of her competence,  intelligence  and  leadership  and
consequently has been designated for special distinction; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr. Jennifer
Morrison  upon  the occasion of her designation as recipient of the 2020
Bright Light Award by ASSET celebrated  with  a  Luncheon  on  Thursday,
January  9,  2020, at its Bright Lights Luncheon, Great River, New York;
and

  WHEREAS,  Each  year,  ASSET  celebrates  the   accomplishments   of
educators,   administrators   and  other  district  personnel  who  help
integrate technology into the classroom, making it a smooth  process  as
well  as  an  excellent  learning  experience for students; Dr. Jennifer
Morrison is one such individual; and

  WHEREAS, Dr. Jennifer Morrison is the Superintendent of Schools  for
the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District; and

  WHEREAS,  Dr.  Jennifer  Morrison,  with  a  true  passion  for  her
profession, worked tirelessly to integrate makerspaces and team teaching
for the Library Media program; this dedicated woman also brought to  the
district  more  than 300 Chromebooks, with an additional 300 this school
year, and offers iPads in every classroom; and

  WHEREAS, Changing the Science Lab program to a STEAM/Coding program,
Dr.   Jennifer  Morrison  changed  the  way  the  district's  Technology
Committee  operates; they now provide time to meet monthly and work with
the  technology  director  to  create  subcommittees   on   districtwide
technology    initiatives,    keyboarding,   Substitution   Augmentation
Modification  Redefinition,  software  usage  and  requests,   continual
teacher surveys and more; and

  WHEREAS, Bringing one of the teachers out of the classroom to become
a  technology integration specialist, Dr. Jennifer Morrison enabled this
teacher  to  train  and  provide  classroom  teachers   to   incorporate
technology in the classroom; and

  WHEREAS, The success of New Hyde Park's School District is in direct
correlation  to  the efforts of Dr. Jennifer Morrison, whose involvement
is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive  commitment,  an
unbridled  enthusiasm,  and  an uncompromising standard of excellence in
all endeavors on behalf of the school and the community it serves; and

  WHEREAS, Rare indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown  by  an
individual  for  the  benefit  of others which Dr. Jennifer Morrison has
displayed throughout her life; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Jennifer Morrison upon the  occasion  of  her  designation  as
recipient  of  the 2020 Bright Light Award by ASSET, on January 9, 2020;
and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Dr. Jennifer Morrison.