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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 834 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2006 Ms. Norton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform RESOLUTION Congratulating Kim Burke-Ables for her exceptional dedication to the students of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. and her excellence as a teacher resulting in her selection as the 2006 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year, in recognition of her work.

Whereas for 3 years Kim Burke-Ables has shown tireless commitment to Benjamin Banneker Academic High School students by providing a high quality education; Whereas Kim Burke-Ables is an exceptional teacher in the science of Biology, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Chemistry and has developed creative ways to motivate her to students to receive a high level of understanding of the science; Whereas Kim Burke-Ables is committed to educational improvement and meets regularly with students to monitor science projects, including a student who earned a national prize; Whereas Kim Burke-Ables continues to work with school leadership in developing the Banneker Institute, a summer enrichment program for incoming freshmen, and organizes the school’s science fair; Whereas in 2003, Mayor Anthony Williams, Milken Family Foundation Chairman Lowell Milken, and Milken Senior Vice President Jane Foley led a ceremony to honor Kim Burke-Ables with the District of Columbia Milken Educator Award; Whereas in 2004, Kim Burke-Ables was selected to work as an educational consultant to the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., and won a TEACH fellowship with the United States Department of Agriculture to travel to Ghana, West Africa; and Whereas Kim Burke-Ables has distinguished herself as an outstanding professional in secondary education: Now, therefore be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)congratulates Kim Burke-Ables, a Washington, D.C., public school teacher, for her selection as the 2006 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year; (2)expresses gratitude to Kim Burke-Ables for her outstanding service to the students of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School and for her professional excellence; (3)congratulates Principal Anita Berger of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School for providing an environment for enriched academic growth and development and for Banneker’s designation by Newsweek Magazine in May 2006 as one of the nation’s best high schools; and (4)expresses its appreciation to the Principal and teachers of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School and to the teachers and principals of the District of Columbia for their commitment and service to the education of the city’s children.