HR 9045

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the outstanding achievements in
3	educational leadership of Cynthia Phillips-Luster and
4	Priscilla Ribeiro and congratulating them on their
5	recognition as the Florida Department of Education's
6	Achievement Award winners for 2010.
7
8	WHEREAS, schools need highly effective principals and
9	assistant principals in order to promote and lead successful
10	students and schools, and
11	WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education's Principal
12	Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership was established in
13	1988 to recognize exemplary principals for their contributions
14	to their schools and communities, and
15	WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education's Outstanding
16	Assistant Principal Achievement Award was established in 1997 to
17	recognize exemplary assistant principals for their contributions
18	to a successful learning environment, and
19	WHEREAS, these programs honor school leaders who
20	consistently organize and carry out initiatives that increase
21	student performance, promote safe schools, and establish
22	partnerships with parents and community members, and
23	WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education presented the
24	2010 Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership to
25	Cynthia Phillips-Luster, of James Stephens International Academy
26	in Lee County, a school that serves more than 700 students in
27	grades K-8, and
28	WHEREAS, Principal Phillips-Luster is a leader who honors
29	diversity, can solve complex problems related to the educational
30	process, has mastered the use of technology in retrieving data
31	to make important decisions about learning for all students, and
32	has led her teachers and students to ever-increasing levels of
33	achievement, and
34	WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education presented the
35	2010 Assistant Principal Achievement Award to Priscilla Ribeiro,
36	of Cypress Bay High School in Broward County, a school that
37	serves more than 3,700 students in grades 9-12, and
38	WHEREAS, Assistant Principal Ribeiro is dedicated to
39	children, committed to equity and access for all students so
40	that they may achieve their highest goals, possesses superior
41	interpersonal skills with all stakeholders in the community,
42	shows compassion for students and adults, has the ability to
43	motivate the faculty and students, incorporates innovative
44	programs, and maintains a sense of accountability in all of her
45	work, and
46	WHEREAS, the Principal and Assistant Principal recognition
47	programs raise awareness of these extraordinary individuals and
48	elevate their standing in their communities and schools, NOW,
49	THEREFORE,
50
51	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
52	Florida:
53
54	That, on behalf of the residents of this state, the House
55	of Representatives recognizes and congratulates Cynthia
56	Phillips-Luster and Priscilla Ribeiro on their selection by the
57	Florida Department of Education as the 2010 Achievement Award
58	winners for outstanding leadership in education.

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.