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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CONGRATULATING DR. RICHARD DROLET ON HIS SELECTION AS THE 2013 RHODE | |
ISLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR | |
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     Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, McLaughlin, MacBeth, and Phillips | |
     Date Introduced: June 19, 2013 | |
     Referred To: House read and passed | |
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     WHEREAS, Richard Drolet, Principal of North Cumberland Middle School, has been |
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selected as the 2013 Rhode Island Middle School Principal of the Year in recognition of his |
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outstanding leadership as an active, front-line middle school principal; and |
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     WHEREAS, The Principal of the Year award program annually draws attention to |
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outstanding school leaders who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities |
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for students. These principals are acknowledged by their peers for the exemplary contributions |
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they have made to the profession. The program honors school principals who have demonstrated |
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excellence in collaborative leadership, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and personalization; |
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and |
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     WHEREAS, In his daily work at North Cumberland Middle School, Dr. Drolet builds |
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strong relationships among teachers, students, and families. A true student-centered leader, he |
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ensures that all decisions are based on data and are made in the best interests of the students; and |
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     WHEREAS, A resident of North Smithfield, Dr. Drolet earned a Bachelor of Arts degree |
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in Sociology from the University of Colorado and a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from |
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Rhode Island College. He went on to earn a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in |
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Administration and Educational Leadership from Cambridge College, and a Doctor of Education |
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degree in Educational Leadership from Johnson and Wales University. After teaching at the |
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elementary and middle school levels for five years and serving as assistant principal for one year, |
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Dr. Drolet began his tenure at North Cumberland Middle School in July 2006. He held this |
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position for two years before taking on the role of Principal; and |
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     WHEREAS, Principal Drolet keeps in touch with his students by locating a desk in the |
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hallway so he is easily approached by students as they make their way to and from class. They |
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view him as a confident, supportive, involved, and very cool man; now, therefore be it |
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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Dr. Richard Drolet on being named the 2013 Rhode |
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Island Middle School Principal of the Year. He is a credit to his profession and a treasure to his |
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students and teachers; and be it further |
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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Dr. Richard Drolet. |
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