HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

144

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

Congratulating Kelly sutcliffe aND masaru uchino as the 2016-17 milken educator Award recipientS, KAITLYN HUFF AS THE 2016-17 mILKEN tEACHER OF pROMISE RECIPIENT, and Noelani Elementary School and Helemano Elementary school as the 2016 hawaii blue ribbon schools.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, KELLY SUTCLIFFE, a fourth grade teacher at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, is a 2016-17 Milken Educator Award recipient; her extraordinary dedication and passion help her students to solve real world problems through the effective use of STEM projects; and

 

                WHEREAS, MASARU UCHINO, a third grade teacher at Momilani Elementary School, is a 2016-17 Milken Educator Award recipient; in addition to his effective STEM methodology, his ingenuity and global experience have put his students on a path to becoming the innovators of tomorrow; and

 

     WHEREAS, KAITLYN HUFF, a fourth grade teacher at Kaala Elementary School, is the 2017 Teacher of Promise Award winner, as recognized by the National Milken Educators of Hawaii; in the English Language Arts and Math subject areas, she has helped engineer the highest growth rates in her school; and

 

WHEREAS, NOELANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has increased student performance through the use of a rigorous and balanced curriculum with special emphasis on performing arts, physical education, health, character education, and technology, meriting its status as a 2016 Hawaii Blue Ribbon School; and

 

     WHEREAS, HELEMANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S success is a result of purposeful goal-setting, differentiated instruction, and effective professional learning communities, which has allowed students to achieve their highest potential academically, emotionally, socially, and physically, earning the school its status as a 2016 Hawaii Blue Ribbon School; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2017, that this body hereby commends, congratulates, and honors KELLY SUTCLIFFE, MASARU UCHINO, KAITLYN HUFF, NOELANI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND HELEMANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for their outstanding accomplishments and much-deserved recognition, and extends to all of them its sincere mahalo and best wishes for continued success in all future endeavors.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Milken Educator Awards, Hawaii Blue Ribbon Schools.