MS HR92

Commends Donna Porter, an oral communications teacher at Picayune Memorial High School, for being selected as one of ten teachers for the 2012 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award

Recognizes the $10,000 grant awarded annually to spotlight teachers for their extraordinary impact on students' lives

Notes that Porter was nominated by former student Dewayne "D.J." Batiste, who credited her with transforming his life trajectory through recognizing his potential during a 90-second first-day classroom encounter

Highlights Porter's 25-year tenure in the Picayune School District and her teaching philosophy that every individual is designed for greatness

Directs distribution of the resolution to Porter, school principal Kent Kirkland, the Picayune School Board, and the Capitol Press Corps