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2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 40
May 15, 2023 - Introduced by Senators TAYLOR, SPREITZER, ROYS, CARPENTER,
LARSON, HESSELBEIN and FELZKOWSKI, cosponsored by Representatives MYERS,
ANDRACA, CONSIDINE, SHELTON, PALMERI, CONLEY, EMERSON, DRAKE, RATCLIFF,
STEFFEN, STUBBS, GOYKE, SNODGRASS, HONG, NEUBAUER, BARE, MADISON,
CLANCY, JOERS, J. ANDERSON, SINICKI, C. ANDERSON, OHNSTAD, HAYWOOD,
BILLINGS, MURPHY and MOORE OMOKUNDE. Referred to Committee on Senate
Organization.
1 Relating to: recognizing May 8 to May 12, 2023, as Teacher Appreciation Week in
2 Wisconsin.
3 Whereas, Wisconsin is home to about 60,000 teachers, who help establish the
4 foundations of knowledge for over 800,000 children in this state; and
5 Whereas, one teacher has the potential to touch the lives of over 3,000 children
6 over the course of his or her career; and
7 Whereas, teachers encourage in their students a love of reading, scientific
8 curiosity, appreciation for the arts, and the ability to think independently, among
9 many other things; and
10 Whereas, teachers can be essential figures in children's lives, looking out for
11 students who are struggling socially or academically and offering them a helping
12 hand; and
13 Whereas, teachers regularly make sacrifices for the sake of their students,
14 waking up early and staying up late to plan lessons, grade assignments, and
15 communicate with parents and guardians; and
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1 Whereas, when budgets are tight, teachers often pay for supplies out of their
2 own pockets; and
3 Whereas, although they have faced innumerable challenges in recent years,
4 teachers have met these challenges with creativity and grace; and
5 Whereas, the 2023 Wisconsin Teachers of the Year—Kaelee Heideman, Sarah
6 Kopplin, Lori Danz, Peggy Billing, and Dustin Anderson—exemplify the ideals all
7 educators aspire to; and
8 Whereas, the Wisconsin Legislature must recognize the commitment and hard
9 work of teachers as a first step in addressing a statewide workforce shortage that
10 threatens serious consequences for our children; now, therefore, be it
11 Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
12 Legislature hereby proclaims May 8 to May 12, 2023, as Teacher Appreciation Week
13 in Wisconsin.
14 (END)