SENATE RESOLUTION 35

(By Senators Romano, Facemire, Stollings, Hamilton, Jeffries, Beach, Swope, Lindsay, and Maroney)

[Introduced February 7, 2019]

Recognizing Glenville State College and the public school districts of Gilmer, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Fayette, Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Roane, Webster, Wood, Wirt, and Upshur counties for their efforts in solving the teacher shortage by improving teacher recruitment, education, and retention throughout West Virginia.

Whereas, Glenville State College was originally founded in 1872 to serve the higher education needs of West Virginia citizens by preparing teachers to serve in the classrooms of the state as the educators of its children; and

Whereas, Glenville State College continues to be critical to the educational and economic vitality of central West Virginia through its many partnerships with businesses, agencies, and public school districts; and

Whereas, Glenville State College has shown leadership to the state in keeping the cost of tuition affordable to students during the past two academic years, 2017-2019, reducing tuition contrary to state and national trends, and is committed again to doing so for the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year; and 

Whereas, Glenville State College and the public school districts of the counties of Gilmer, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Fayette, Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Roane, Webster, Wood, Wirt, and Upshur have partnered to increase the number of highly qualified teachers, particularly in the defined shortage areas of science, math, and special education; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate hereby recognizes Glenville State College and the public school districts of Gilmer, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Fayette, Kanawha, Lewis, Nicholas, Pleasants, Pocahontas, Roane, Webster, Wood, Wirt, and Upshur counties for their efforts in solving the teacher shortage by improving teacher recruitment, education, and retention throughout West Virginia; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Glenville State College.