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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II

21300077D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 773
Offered August 3, 2021
Commending Kimberly Nurse.
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Patrons-- Askew, Convirs-Fowler, Davis, Guy, Hayes and Williams Graves
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WHEREAS, Kimberly Nurse, a special educator and Advancement Via Individual Determination coordinator at Kempsville High School, was selected as the 2022 Virginia Beach City Public Schools Citywide Teacher of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Kimberly Nurse was selected from a pool of 87 outstanding teachers for her efforts to establish a learning environment where all students feel safe, respected, and understood; and

WHEREAS, Kimberly Nurse is a devoted advocate for her students and strives to help them achieve success both in and out of the classroom by fostering social and emotional development as well as a passion for lifelong learning; and

WHEREAS, Kimberly Nurse has provided teacher trainings on Advancement Via Individual Determination strategies and has served as a student council advisor, administrative intern, member of the principal’s advisory committee, Partners in Education program liaison, and founding advisor to the Kempsville High School Black Student Union; and

WHEREAS, in 2019, Kimberly Nurse planned, coordinated, and managed Kempsville High School’s African American Male Summit, which provided an opportunity for hundreds of middle and high school students to meet with community leaders and mentors; and

WHEREAS, Kimberly Nurse holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Norfolk State University and previously worked at Seatack Elementary School and Landstown High School before joining the faculty of Kempsville High School in 2018; and

WHEREAS, Kimberly Nurse will receive the Citywide Teacher of the Year award at the Virginia Beach Education Foundation’s annual Teacher of the Year Dinner on November 2, 2021; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Kimberly Nurse hereby be commended on her selection as the 2022 Virginia Beach City Public Schools Citywide Teacher of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kimberly Nurse as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her achievements in service to young people in Virginia Beach.