| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing Bessey Creek Elementary School as |
| 3 | a "National School of Character." |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, at its eleventh National Forum in Houston, Texas, |
| 6 | on October 22, 2004, the Character Education Partnership of |
| 7 | Washington, D.C., designated Bessey Creek Elementary School of |
| 8 | Palm City, Florida, as a "National School of Character," and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, Bessey Creek Elementary School, under the |
| 10 | leadership of Principal Victoria Defenthaler, not only upholds |
| 11 | high academic standards, but works diligently to provide its |
| 12 | children with character education of the highest quality, as |
| 13 | evidenced, for example, by its use of Dr. Becky Bailey's |
| 14 | Conscious Discipline Program to teach the Character Counts! Six |
| 15 | Pillars of: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, |
| 16 | Caring and Citizenship, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, the faculty and staff have implemented the |
| 18 | school's vision statement "using innovative pathways to awaken |
| 19 | academic, social/emotional, and physical excellence for every |
| 20 | child," taking the initiative to learn and apply new information |
| 21 | in order to positively affect the lives of the students, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, the parents have faithfully attended workshops on |
| 23 | Conscious Discipline, earning the National PTA's "Parent |
| 24 | Involvement Schools of Excellence Certification," and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, the students themselves have demonstrated an |
| 26 | eagerness to learn new skills in order to resolve conflicts and |
| 27 | foster a caring community, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, Bessey Creek Elementary School is most |
| 29 | appropriately recognized as a national model, an outstanding |
| 30 | example for developing character education that other schools |
| 31 | may well look to and follow, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 33 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 34 | Florida: |
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| 36 | That the House of Representatives proudly endorses the |
| 37 | Character Education Partnership of Washington, D.C., in its |
| 38 | choice of Bessey Creek Elementary School as a "National School |
| 39 | of Character" and commends the entire Bessey Creek Elementary |
| 40 | School Family as a very worthy recipient of this prestigious |
| 41 | designation. |
| 42 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 43 | presented to Victoria Defenthaler, Principal of Bessey Creek |
| 44 | Elementary School, as a tangible token of the sentiments |
| 45 | expressed herein. |