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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING DIANE RICH ON BEING NAMED HEAD OF THE ROCKY HILL

SCHOOL

     Introduced By: Representatives Giarrusso, Shekarchi, Morgan, Shanley, and Ajello

     Date Introduced: May 30, 2018

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Diane Rich has been inspiring students to envision the possibilities, to have

confidence in themselves and their abilities, and to believe in a future full of promise for more

than thirty years. On July 1, 2018, she will become the Head of the Rocky Hill School and will be

the first woman Head of School since Dorothy Marshall founded Rocky Hill School in 1934; and

     WHEREAS, Rocky Hill School's mission is "to educate the whole child—mind, body,

and spirit." Located on 84 acres along the Potowomut River and Narragansett Bay in East

Greenwich, the school enrolls students in nursery through the 12th grade and offers a rigorous

curriculum of college academics with small class size, integrated technology, innovative teaching

methods, and interactive educational experiences; and

     WHEREAS, By unanimous consensus, the Rocky Hill School Board voted to name Ms.

Rich as the Head of School, describing her as "the individual who has been largely responsible

for overseeing the implementation of all of our forward-thinking academic programs and

structures" and that she was "uniquely qualified to continue to advance our school"; and

     WHEREAS, In 2013, Ms. Rich joined the faculty at Rocky Hill School as an English

teacher and Dean of Faculty. Most recently, she has served as the Assistant Head of School for

Internal Affairs and has overseen all curriculum and academic programs, faculty, and operations;

and

     WHEREAS, Previously, Ms. Rich served as founding Dean of Humanities at the award-

winning Bedford High School, and has 30 years of experience in education. She earned her

Bachelor's degree from Boston College and received her Master's Degree in Education from

Harvard University; and

     WHEREAS, Diane Rich is an enormously well-respected educator, whose genuine love

of learning has already helped hundreds of children to succeed, and will surely continue to inspire

us all; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates Diane Rich on being named Head of School at the

Rocky Hill School. We moreover wish her good health and much success; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Diane Rich, Head of School-Designate,

Rocky Hill School.

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