HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-209RESOLUTION NO. 04-209
A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING FOREST
GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER KERRI
ANN WALUKIEWICZ AS FLORIDA'S TEACHER
OF THE YEAR
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Kerri Ann Walukiewicz is a 7~h grade teacher at Forest Grove
Middle School in St. Lucie County, Florida, where she teaches
reading and language arts to students who score in the lowest
percentiles on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and has
taught for eight years.
2. On July 20, 2004, Kerri Ann Walukiewicz was named the 2005
Florida Department of Education/Burdines-Macy's Teacher of the
Year.
3. Her prizes included $10,000.00 from sponsor Burdines-
Macy's, a $1,000.00 check for her school, a Lenox Crystal Trophy,
and an all expense-paid trip for her and three guests to the Macy's
Thanksgiving Parade in New York. She has also won the title
Christa McAuliffe Ambassador for Education.
4. Kerri has created a community outreach program called
~Book Buddies" for her students, which lets her students choose
books and read them to first-graders at an elementary school.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board believes dedication such as that demonstrated
by Kerri Ann Walukiewicz should be recognized and therefore,
congratulates Forest Grove Middle School Teacher Kerri Ann
Walukiewicz as Florida's Teacher of the Year.
2. She loves her students, building relationships with them
and giving them the confidence to succeed.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be presented to Kerri Ann
Walukiewicz as a token of this Board's appreciation.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3rd day of August, 2004.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION,~RS
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