MS HR28

Commends and congratulates Ms. Karesa B. Goff, a kindergarten teacher at Hernando Elementary School, for being named the school's 2016 Teacher of the Year

Recognizes Ms. Goff's 15 years of teaching career dedicated to providing high-quality education and care to her students

Notes Ms. Goff's educational credentials including a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Valdosta State University (1988) and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix (2011)

Acknowledges Ms. Goff began teaching at Hernando Elementary School in 2004 after teaching in Tennessee and Georgia, and has demonstrated exceptional passion and leadership

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to Ms. Goff, the principal of Hernando Elementary School, and members of the Capitol Press Corps