4664262 ACR 20-134, "Abdullah A. Zaki II District of Columbia Public Schools Principal of the Year Recognition Resolution of 2013"

 

 

 

 

A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

20-134

IN THE  COUNCIL  OF THE DISTRICT  OF COLUMBIA  

 

November  5, 2013

 

 

 

 

To Recognize the District of Columbia Public Schools Principal of the Year for 2013, Mr.

Abdullah A. Zaki II.

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II has served as an educator in the District of Columbia approaching  15 years;

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II began his career as a teacher at Theodore Roosevelt  Senior High School;

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II continued his career as an Assistant Principal at Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Frank W. Ballou Senior High School, and Benjamin Banneker Academic High School;

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II is the current Principal of Kelly Miller Middle School in Ward 7, which offers one of two Gifted and Talented programs in the ward;

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II also serves as a mentor principal for the Mary Jane Patterson Fellow Program and the New Leaders for New Schools Program;

 

WHEREAS, truancy at Kelly Miller Middle School has dropped from 30% to 1%, and suspensions have been reduced by over 50% during Mr. Zaki's tenure as Principal;

 

WHEREAS, over a 3-year period, Kelly Miller students' standardized test scores have increased by more than 30% in math and by more than 15% in reading as measured by the D.C. Comprehensive Assessment  System;

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II believes that gains in education are the direct result of utilizing data to make informed decisions, providing quality professional development opportunities, celebrating the accomplishments of all members of the school family, and establishing a culture of equity, excellence, and  expectations; and

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II has been named the 2013 District of Columbia Public Schools Principal of the Year for his amazing accomplishments, abilities, dedication, determination, and focus on student achievement.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this

resolution may be cited as the "Abdullah A. Zaki II District of Columbia Public Schools Principal of the Year Recognition Resolution of 2013".

 

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia thanks Principal Abdullah A. Zaki II for his years of service as a public school educator at Kelly Miller Middle School and other schools, and congratulates him for being honored as the 2013 District of Columbia Public Schools Principal of the Year.

 

Sec. 3.  This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.