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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING STEVEN LUKOWICZ ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER THIRTY-SEVEN

YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE WITH COVENTRY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS

     Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Casimiro, Chippendale,
Nardone, Roberts, Finkelman, Fellela, and O'Brien

     Date Introduced: June 13, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, To the very good fortune of many a Coventry student, Steven Lukowicz

began his compassionate and dedicated career in the field of education as a teacher in Coventry’s

public schools in 1986; and

     WHEREAS, Holding a myriad of positions during his tenure as an educator, Mr.

Lukowicz taught life science at Coventry Middle School for seven years until transferring to

Coventry High School in 1994, where he has remained for more than three decades; and

     WHEREAS, During his tenure at the High School, Mr. Lukowicz formed strong bonds

with both students and staff. In addition to his teaching duties, he coached football and mentored

more than twenty-five student teachers and served as an informal mentor to dozens of science,

mathematics, and business colleagues by sharing his lesson plans and teaching strategies; and

     WHEREAS, During the school’s decennial accreditation process from the New England

Association of Schools and Colleges, Mr. Lukowicz served as co-chairperson, and thanks to his

diligent and punctilious efforts, the school’s accreditation was renewed for ten years and earned

forty-one commendations; and

     WHEREAS, In 2017, having earned the respect of his peers, Mr. Lukowicz was named

Chair of the Science Department. As Chair, he is credited with increasing the school’s NGSA

science test scores, initiating more pathway programs for students, and spearheading efforts to

streamline the science, business, and technology curriculums; and

     WHEREAS, Extraordinary people never retire, they just begin a new chapter of their

lives. Such is the case with Steven Lukowicz who will be enjoying some much-deserved time at

Bonnet Shores Beach in the summer, becoming a “snowbird” during Rhode Island’s long winter

months, and perhaps tackling a few items on his wife’s honey-do list; and

     WHEREAS, Steven Lukowicz, by virtue of his numerous and selfless accomplishments,

serves as a model for all our educational leaders; now, therefore be it

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

honors and commends Steven Lukowicz on his retirement after thirty-seven years of devoted

service to decades of young people and the Coventry School Department. We thank him for all

his efforts and wish him good health, fulfillment and much success in all his future endeavors;

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 Steven Lukowicz.

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