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SPONSOR:
Rep. Ross Levin & Rep. K. Williams & Sen. Sturgeon on behalf of all Senators
Reps. S. Moore, Bush, Carson on behalf of all Representatives
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 54
COMMENDING MELISSA WILSON REPRESENTING THE SMYRNA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR BEING SELECTED AS DELAWARE'S EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR FOR 2025 AND COMMENDING EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER NETWORK’S EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR.
WHEREAS, educational support professionals work each day with more than 141,000 children who attend 250 Delaware public schools in 19 school districts and 23 charter schools; and
WHEREAS, educational support professionals strive for excellence in their profession when they know that the community supports them and appreciates their efforts on behalf of our children; and
WHEREAS, the Educational Support Professional of the Year program identifies building and district representatives who embody the best qualities of all Delaware teachers; and
WHEREAS, the Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year Program recognizes outstanding service by school employees who provide direct or indirect services to students and their families: and
WHEREAS, Melissa Wilson of Smyrna Elementary School in the Smyrna School District has been named Delaware State Educational Support Professional of the Year for 2025; and
WHEREAS, 19 of the other school districts and the Delaware Charter Network have chosen a 2025 District/Charter Educational Support Professional of the Year, namely:
Appoquinimink: Tina Finch, school secretary, Bunker Hill Elementary School
Brandywine: Howard Laws, district mail courier, SITE Program
Caesar Rodney: LaToya Smith, special education paraprofessional, W. Reily Brown Elementary School
Cape Henlopen: Zachary Coffman, computer lab manager, Milton Elementary School
Capital: Leisha Rutkowski, administrative secretary, Capital District Office
Charter Network: Brandon Gray, behavior interventionist, Kuumba Academy Charter School
Christina: Donna Smith, paraprofessional, Shue-Medill Middle School
Colonial: Gabriel Phillips, strategic communications specialist, Colonial District Office
Delmar: Robin Cox, in-school intervention paraprofessional, Delmar Middle & Senior High School
Indian River: Allison Wright, paraprofessional, Indian River High School
Lake Forest: Ann Busker, paraprofessional, Lake Forest North Elementary School
Laurel: Sara Jo Whaley, multilingual learner paraprofessional, Laurel Middle High School
Milford: Kyle Moore, student information systems specialist, Milford Curriculum Office
New Castle County Vo-Tech: Grace Miller, instructional paraprofessional, Delcastle Technical High School
POLYTECH: Breahna Pierce, paraprofessional, POLYTECH High School
Red Clay Consolidated: Bernice Witmer, lead nutrition worker, Early Learning Center
Seaford: Emma J. Trammell, paraprofessional, Seaford Middle School
Smyrna: Melissa Wilson, registration administrative assistant, Smyrna Elementary School
Sussex Tech: Domineque Scott, coordinator of student activities and student government, Sussex Technical High School
Woodbridge: Heather Ray Taylor, enrollment/finance secretary, Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the Members do hereby commend Melissa Wilson for the well-deserved designation as 2025 Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the entire membership of the Delaware General Assembly does hereby extend heartfelt gratitude to Melissa Wilson, Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year, and to each of the fellow Educational Support Professionals of the Year for 2025, for their many contributions to the betterment of education in Delaware.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitably prepared copies of this House Concurrent Resolution be presented to Melissa Wilson and each of the District/Charter Network Educational Support Professionals of the Year.
SYNOPSIS
This Concurrent Resolution commends the 2025 Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year, Melissa Wilson, and all of the District/Charter Network Educational Support Professionals of the Year.