SJ 375 — Commending Stratford Landing Elementary School.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106657D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

375 OfferedE February 17, 2023 N Commending Stratford Landing Elementary School.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Surovell,Agreed Ebbinto andby Marsden;the Senate, February 21, 2023 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2023 O WHEREAS, in 2023, Stratford Landing Elementary School in Alexandria will proudly celebrate 60 L years of providing a quality education to its students in its current building;

Delegate:and L WHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School, built on land once owned by George Washington, officially opened its doors on September 3, 1963, with Eleanor N.

Krizek R WHEREAS, in 2023, Stratford Landing Elementary School in Alexandria will proudly celebrate 60 years of providing a quality education to its students in its current building;

and WHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School, built on land once owned by George Washington,D officially opened its doors on September 3, 1963, with Eleanor N.

the previousE year, students were housed at another local elementary school while the new building was constructed;

andandtudents Cwere housed at another local elementary school while the new building was D WHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School's initial enrollment of 301 students in grades Eneone through six increased to an enrollment of 887 in the 1964-1965 school year;

and WHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School underwent its first renovation in 1966 to add an manyadditional militaryhallway families;of classrooms in response to the rapidly growing community and the presence of manWHEREAS, as schools across the nation also began to implement kindergarten classes in response to the federal Head Start initiative, Stratford Landing Elementary School opened its first half-day S kindergarten program in 1968;

androomsand in3 responseWHEREAS, toduring the rapidly1970s, growingStratford communityLanding andElementary theSchool presenceopened one of WHEREAS,the asfirst schoolsGifted acrossE theand nationTalented alsoCenters beganin toFairfax implementCounty kindergartenPublic classesSchools, ina responseprogram developed to theoffer federala Headunique Startacademic initiative,R proWHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School openedexpanded itsto firstinclude half-daytwo kindergartenpreschool programprograms,chools; in 1968;

and WHEREAS,supporting duringearly theintervention 1970s,for Stratfordyoung Landingchildren Elementaryidentified Schoolwith openedautism one of the first Gifted and Talenteddevelopmental Centersdelays; in Fairfax County Public Schools, a program developed to offer a unique academic program to qualifying students in grades three through six from multiple local elementary schooSs;

and WHEREAS, over the years, Stratford Landing Elementary School expandedunderwent toother includerenovations twoto preschooladd programs,a 7gym, supportingmusic earlyroom, interventionday forcare youngfacility, childrenplayground, identified10-classroom withmodular autismunit, and developmentalseven delay5;learning environment trailers;

andit WHEREAS,also overcreated an English as a Second Language program to better meet the years,needs of WHEREAS, in 2009, Stratford Landing Elementary School underwentdeveloped othera renovationsDiscovery Garden to addsupport environmentenvironmental trailers;and science studies, a project it continues to cultivate and refine;

it also created an English as a Second Language program to better meet the needs of students;

and WHEREAS, in 2009, Stratford Landing Elementary School developed a Discovery Garden to support environmental and science studies, a project it continues to cultivate and refine;

and WHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School continues to stay abreast of technological changes 34 by adding Smart Board technology to all classrooms, increasing the number of mobile laptop carts, 35 investing in hands-on voting systems, and using other technology tools to support 21st century learners;

37and andWHEREAS,WHEREAS, Stratford Landing Elementary School, the parent-teacher association, and the school 38 community continue to work in partnership to promote student success and achievement in the 39 classroom, on the school grounds, and through diverse after-school programs;

and WHEREAS, throughout growth and change over the years, including the adoption of the Dolphins as the school mascot, Stratford Landing Elementary School has remained committed to providing ananns as academically challenging and positive learning environment in which all students thrive;

and WHEREAS, in 2022, Stratford Landing Elementary School began offering a full-day Head Start program, established Young Authors' Night, increased identification of Young Scholars and implemented a YoungYWHEREAS, Scholarsin Conference,2022, Stratford Landing Elementary School also established the Student Mentor Program to build and startedstrengthen relationships with students and to provide guidance and emotional support, encouragement, and motivation for the Communitystudents Resourceto Fair;be the best version of themselves;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, inbe 2022,it StratfordRESOLVED Landingby Elementarythe SchoolSenate, also established the StudentHouse Mentorof ProgramDelegates toconcurring, buildThat andthe strengthenGeneral relationshipsAssembly withhereby studentscommend andStratford toLanding provideElementary guidanceSchool andon emotionalthe support,occasion encouragement,of andits motivation60th foranniversary theof studentsservice to beof the2 beststudents versionfrom ofits themselves;current building;

now, theRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Stratford Landing Elementary School on the occasion of its 60th anniversary of service to SJ375 2 of 2 students from its current building;