HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommending Susan Walker for being Selected as the Teacher of the Year for 2005 by the South Bend Community School Corp.Attest:
RESOLUTION
3459 -05
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 23,
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 24, 05
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Approved and signed by me
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May 24,
City Clerk
President of Common Council
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City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 3 1 Sq 'oS
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
PUBLICLY COMMENDING SUSAN WALKER FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE TEACHER OF THE
YEAR FOR 2005 BY THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
Off eow,ar , the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that there are
over 60,000 teachers teaching in the 294 public school corporations and state - accredited nonpublic
schools throughout the state of Indiana; and that the South Bend Community School Corporation
recently honored 36 local teachers who serve in our primary centers, intermediate centers and high
schools for their special teaching skills and dedication to education excellence; and
k,xew, the Common Council is especially proud to publicly honor SUSAN WALKER, a
graduate of Indiana University who continued her studies at Vandercook College of Music, IU South
Bend, and St. Francis College; who has taught for 16 years in the South Bend Community School
Corporation, beginning her career at Riley High School where she taught band for 7 years, then split
her time and many talents between Nuner and Tarkington when they were elementary schools for the
next 7 years, then taught band and orchestra at LaSalle when it became an intermediate magnet school
in 2003 -2004 academic year, and is now teaching band during the 2004 -2005 academic year at LaSalle
Intermediate Academy; and
XAexea . the Council believes that SUSAN WALKER represents the very best of education
profession as exemplified by her caring attitude, her sincere dedication, her exceptional talents, her
sensitivity, her ability to focus on keeping each student's life and her own "in balance "; and it is
therefore only fitting and proper for the Council on behalf of the entire South Bend community to
thank her for her time, vision, passion for innovative and dedicated teaching skills, her "sternness with
a sense of humor ", and her ability to provide constructive criticism balanced with praise.
oAlo'w, tie rz"wAed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council hereby publicly commends and congratulates LaSalle Intermediate Academy teacher SUSAN
WALKER for being named by the South Bend Community School Corporation as the "2005 Teacher
of the Year ", who becomes the 26th teacher to be awarded this highest of teaching honors.
Section II. The South Bend Common Council notes with pride that SUSAN WALKER moved
to South Bend immediately after graduating from Indiana University in Bloomington, and has been
challenging young minds with her many educational and musical talents ever since.
Section III. The Council wishes SUSAN WALKER many years of continued success as an
outstanding teacher in the South Bend Community School Corporation as she goes on to dedicate her
life to teaching excellence while bringing countless joys to her students and colleagues as epitomized
by her commitment to providing a positive, creative and caring attitude, which others should emulate.
Section IV . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
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Ervin I
L. White,
Cekanski - Farrand, Attorney
Stephen J. Wecke, Mayor