IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Jessie Nave-Carpenter for her 33 years of service with the Kansas City, Missouri School District, and wishing her well on her retirement.
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RESOLUTION #10837, May 15, 1995 INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, John Patrick Burnett, Dan Tarwater, and Lisa White
Hardwick, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Jessie Nave-Carpenter was born in Belden, Mississippi on October 2, 1939, to James and Gladys Thomas-Morris; and
WHEREAS, her foster parents are Ethel and Palmer Foster of Tupelo, Mississippi; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Nave-Carpenter graduated cum laude from Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Sociology, and was awarded Master of Education in Reading and Master of Education in Elementary Education degrees and an advanced certificate in Administration and Supervision by the University of Missouri at Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Nave-Carpenter began her professional career teaching mathematics at Magnolia Junior High School in Memphis, Tennessee; and,
WHEREAS, she later served as a substitute teacher and held the following positions in the Kansas City, Missouri School District:
- Elementary teacher - Crispus Attucks School
- Elementary teacher - Chester A. Franklin School
- Reading Specialist - Graceland School
- Senior Instructor - Mary Harmon Weeks School
- Coordinating Instructor - Mary Harmon Weeks School
- Elementary Principal - Troost Elementary School
- Elementary Principal - Francis Willard School
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nave-Carpenter has spent the last 15 years of her career serving as Principal of the Chester A. Franklin French and Spanish School; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Nave-Carpenter is a member of the First Baptist Church of Kansas City, Kansas, and has been very civic minded, serving as a life member of the NAACP,...
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