A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR Kim Rodgers, A multilingual language specialist AT Pinecrest Elementary SCHOOL IN Greenwood SCHOOL DISTRICT 50, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR BEING NAMED THE District'S 2024-2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Kim Rodgers has been named the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year for Greenwood School District 50; and

Whereas, intended to showcase outstanding professional educators who exemplify the ideals of the educational profession and whose efforts and example have inspired others, the Teacher of the Year Program recognizes teachers who demonstrate exemplary leadership and excellence in teaching; and

Whereas, a veteran teacher, Kim Rodgers has taught school for twenty-nine years and has been at Pinecrest Elementary School for six years, serving as a multilingual language specialist for kindergarten through second grade; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives value the work of dedicated educators in the Palmetto State, who devote themselves to our youth by helping them to prepare to become productive citizens, and especially teachers like Kim Rodgers, whose outstanding service has been honored with her district's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year award. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Kim Rodgers, a multilingual language specialist at Pinecrest Elementary School in Greenwood School District 50, and congratulate her for being named the district's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Kim Rodgers.

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