Honor Teachers Statewide May 7

2019; this day honors our teachers who help to build a platform of success for each student's future; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body wishes to recognize the impact that all of our teachers have on students; preschool, elementary, secondary teachers, ELL teachers, Career and Technical Education teachers, and teachers of children with special needs; and WHEREAS, Our teachers serve as mentors, providing support for students to develop critical thinking skills in order to become responsible and informed members of society, which is necessary to our American democracy; and WHEREAS, Teachers in the State of New York, and across the Nation, will be given the special recognition that they deserve May 7, 2019, further educating all of us on how they make schools accessible for every child and celebrate diversity in the classroom, cultivating tolerance and acceptance among students; and WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to recognize the educators of New York State who teach our students with open minds, who cultivate open-mindedness in our students, and who demonstrate their dedication on a daily basis, overcoming obstacles alongside students; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 7, 2019, as Teacher Appreciation Day in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York.