HR 9045

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House Resolution
2A resolution recognizing the outstanding achievements in
3educational leadership of Cynthia Phillips-Luster and
4Priscilla Ribeiro and congratulating them on their
5recognition as the Florida Department of Education's
6Achievement Award winners for 2010.
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8     WHEREAS, schools need highly effective principals and
9assistant principals in order to promote and lead successful
10students and schools, and
11     WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education's Principal
12Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership was established in
131988 to recognize exemplary principals for their contributions
14to their schools and communities, and
15     WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education's Outstanding
16Assistant Principal Achievement Award was established in 1997 to
17recognize exemplary assistant principals for their contributions
18to a successful learning environment, and
19     WHEREAS, these programs honor school leaders who
20consistently organize and carry out initiatives that increase
21student performance, promote safe schools, and establish
22partnerships with parents and community members, and
23     WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education presented the
242010 Principal Achievement Award for Outstanding Leadership to
25Cynthia Phillips-Luster, of James Stephens International Academy
26in Lee County, a school that serves more than 700 students in
27grades K-8, and
28     WHEREAS, Principal Phillips-Luster is a leader who honors
29diversity, can solve complex problems related to the educational
30process, has mastered the use of technology in retrieving data
31to make important decisions about learning for all students, and
32has led her teachers and students to ever-increasing levels of
33achievement, and
34     WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Education presented the
352010 Assistant Principal Achievement Award to Priscilla Ribeiro,
36of Cypress Bay High School in Broward County, a school that
37serves more than 3,700 students in grades 9-12, and
38     WHEREAS, Assistant Principal Ribeiro is dedicated to
39children, committed to equity and access for all students so
40that they may achieve their highest goals, possesses superior
41interpersonal skills with all stakeholders in the community,
42shows compassion for students and adults, has the ability to
43motivate the faculty and students, incorporates innovative
44programs, and maintains a sense of accountability in all of her
45work, and
46     WHEREAS, the Principal and Assistant Principal recognition
47programs raise awareness of these extraordinary individuals and
48elevate their standing in their communities and schools, NOW,
49THEREFORE,
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51Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
52Florida:
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54     That, on behalf of the residents of this state, the House
55of Representatives recognizes and congratulates Cynthia
56Phillips-Luster and Priscilla Ribeiro on their selection by the
57Florida Department of Education as the 2010 Achievement Award
58winners for outstanding leadership in education.


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