IN SCR0046

Congratulates Nathan Boyd on being named the 2016 Indiana Middle School Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Principals

Recognizes Boyd's career progression from special education teacher starting in January 2003 to principal of Grissom Middle School in 2013, including his Master of Science degree in Special Education and Educational Leadership Certification from Indiana University South Bend completed in 2008

Highlights Boyd's achievements at Grissom Middle School, including rising academic performance over three years and his selection as District 2 Middle School Principal of the Year in 2016 and one of Michiana's "Forty Under Forty" in 2016

Notes Boyd's prior nine-year service as administrator at LaSalle Academy, where the school received a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award in November 2012 and Four Star state-level recognition for two consecutive years

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Nathan Boyd and notes he will represent Indiana at the National Association of Secondary School Principals' recognition program in fall 2017