South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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Bill 1506


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A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE AMY MCALLISTER-SKINNER UPON RECEIVING SOUTH CAROLINA'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD, TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO CHILDREN, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.

Whereas, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, Amy McAllister-Skinner won South Carolina's Teacher of the Year award, which was selected by the South Carolina Department of Education and presented by South Carolina Future Minds; and

Whereas, Ms. McAllister-Skinner was chosen from more than eighty district-level teachers of the year; and

Whereas, as part of the award, she will drive a new BMW for the next year on top of receiving $25,000 and she will travel around the State advocating for public education; and

Whereas, Ms. McAllister-Skinner teaches eleventh grade at Johnsonville High School in Florence School District 5 and is an evening class English professor at Florence-Darlington Technical College's Lake City campus; and

Whereas, she graduated from Francis Marion University in 2007 and will complete her Master's degree in literacy in a few weeks from Coastal Carolina University; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to have this opportunity to recognize the distinguished career of Ms. McAllister-Skinner and to honor the significant contributions of this great educator in South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, honor and congratulate Amy McAllister-Skinner upon receiving South Carolina's Teacher of the Year Award, to express appreciation for her dedicated service to children, and to wish her continued success in the future.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Amy McAllister-Skinner.

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