2009-2010 Bill 665: Morningside Middle School - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

118th Session, 2009-2010

S. 665

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Ford

Document Path: l:\s-res\rf\006morn.mrh.rf.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2009

Introduced in the House on April 2, 2009

Adopted by the General Assembly on April 2, 2009

Summary: Morningside Middle School

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

4/1/2009 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ7

4/2/2009 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ5

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/1/2009

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON COUNTY ON BEING NAMED WINNER OF THE 2009 DICK AND TUNKY RILEY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AWARD.

Whereas, this award is named in honor of former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley and his late wife, Tunky, and recognizes the couple’s longstanding commitment to quality public education; and

Whereas, Morningside Middle School is an urban Title I school whose students face many challenges; and

Whereas, Morningside Principal Kala Goodwine has built a strong foundation of parent and student involvement to foster ever improving student achievement; and

Whereas, Morningside has launched many programs that help to reach this level of success, including a student reading competition, several student leadership programs, a student/teacher relationship building program called “Bridges,” and an expanded community carnival to raise awareness on assessment testing; and

Whereas, the commitment of Morningside Middle School’s administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, and school improvement council has made a great contribution to public education. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly honor and congratulate Morningside Middle School in Charleston County on being named Winner of the 2009 Dick and Tunky Riley School Improvement Award.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Morningside Middle School.

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