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2019 SESSION

19107497D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 440
Offered February 21, 2019
Commending Hunt Valley Elementary School.
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WHEREAS, Hunt Valley Elementary School of Fairfax County was awarded the Purple Star designation by the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on the Educational Opportunity for Military Children on October 24, 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Purple Star designation recognizes outstanding schools like Hunt Valley Elementary for their excellence in supporting military-connected children and their families; and

WHEREAS, to earn a Purple Star designation, schools must appoint a staff member to serve as a point of contact for military-connected students and their families who also serves as a liaison between the school and local military communities; schools must also demonstrate commitment to meeting the needs of military-connected students and their families by providing resources and programming on issues like transitions and academic planning; and

WHEREAS, Hunt Valley Elementary School was one of 14 public schools in Fairfax County and 59 schools in the Commonwealth to earn the Purple Star designation in 2018; and

WHEREAS, it is the mission of Hunt Valley Elementary School to enable students to explore their talents, strengths, and passions, to achieve their highest academic potential, and to become productive, empathetic, responsible, well-rounded members of the community and empower them to be ready for the 21st century; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Hunt Valley Elementary School hereby be commended for receiving the Purple Star designation; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to David Fee, principal of Hunt Valley Elementary School, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the school’s commitment to supporting military-connected children and their families.