IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Debbie Johnson of Lee's Summit on becoming the first teacher in the Raymore-Peculiar (Ray-Pec) School District to receive national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Intro
RESOLUTION 13604, March 12, 2001
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards sets standards for
what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; and,
WHEREAS, this certification process is voluntary and requires a significant amount of time commitment on the teacher's part; and,
WHEREAS, teachers are required to take and pass four tests covering many areas and complete a portfolio which includes videotapes on their instruction techniques; and,
WHEREAS, on November 30, 2000, Debbie Johnson of Lee's Summit, a communications arts teacher, was one of 14 teachers to receive national certification, becoming just the 44th teacher in the State of Missouri to be so certified; and,
WHEREAS, Debbie has taught for 15 years, with eight years in the Ray-Pec School District where she began teaching in August 1993, after leaving the East Lynn School District; and,
WHEREAS, she has served on several committees at Ray-Pec including Coalition of Essential Schools, Re-learning, and Accelerated Schools, and sponsored the National Junior Honor Society; and,
WHEREAS, she participates in the Select Teachers as Regional Resources program, in which she travels to area districts providing professional development training to other teachers; and,
WHEREAS, Debbie and her husband Lou have three daughters, Kaylee, Ashley, and Hilary, who is following in her mother's footsteps by teaching in the Lee's Summit School District; and,
WHEREAS, one of Debbie's claims to fame is swimming, as she is the "Middle School Swimming Champ!"; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Cou...
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