House Concurrent Resolution 49

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING MS. ERIS KNOTT OF HATTIESBURG ELEMENTARY IN HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, FOR BEING NAMED AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATOR FOR 2021 BY CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES.

WHEREAS, Curriculum Associates created the Extraordinary Educators program to celebrate and connect Best in Class teachers from across the nation; and

WHEREAS, the 2021 Class of Extraordinary Educators includes an elite group of 44 kindergarten through Grade 8 educators from across the country who illustrate growth and achievement via formal assessments, demonstrate classroom innovation and engagement practices for students, are evangelists for high standards and student achievement, and exhibit best-in-class use of i-Ready and/or Ready instructional resources designed by Curriculum Associates in their classroom; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Eris Knott, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was named as an inductee of the 2021 Class of Extraordinary Educators, as she personifies the ideals that Curriculum Associates set forth with the program; and

WHEREAS, a baccalaureate graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi and from William Carey University with a master's degree in elementary education, Ms. Knott is a 17-year teaching veteran, who currently teaches fourth-grade Language Arts at Woodley Elementary School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Knott's passion for teaching has encouraged her to be involved in many leadership roles which afford her the opportunity to exemplify that learning has to be designed to engage students and staff in their work so that it may have residual positive impacts and yield successful products; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Knott, who arrives each morning with the goal of approaching, "How can I express today's lesson with an essence of love," notes that the core tenet of her career is "Love," as evidenced in her statement, "In order to be successful in anything, you must love what you do."; and

WHEREAS, as an inductee into the 2021 Class of Extraordinary Educators, Ms. Knott has received recognition locally and nationally, in addition to having gained access to a network of peers from around the country, earned professional development opportunities, and the opportunity to attend the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Summit in Boston, Massachusetts; and

WHEREAS, it is the policy of this Legislature to recognize and commend excellence in the accomplishments and remarkable service of educators of Ms. Knott's exceptional caliber, who have tirelessly and selflessly devoted their lives to imparting light and knowledge into the bright scholars of this state:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Ms. Eris Knott of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for being named as an inductee of the Curriculum Associates 2021 Class of Extraordinary Educators and extend sincerest wishes for continued success in all of her future endeavors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Ms. Eris Knott and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.