LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Schalmont Middle School Principal
Michael Kondratowicz on being named a recipient of the Greater Capital
Region Principals' Center 2009 Principal of the Year Award

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
those individuals of outstanding character and remarkable integrity who
enhance the quality of education of the young people of New York State;
and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate Schal-
mont Middle School Principal Michael Kondratowicz on being named a
recipient of the Greater Capital Region Principals' Center 2009 Princi-
pal of the Year Award; and
WHEREAS, This special event is hosted by the Capital Area School
Development Association; its annual awards dinner will be held on Thurs-
day, April 23, 2009, at the Holiday Inn, in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Principals' Center provides training for the improvement
of administrative skills; since 1991, it has recognized 43 Capital
Region administrators with the Principal of the Year Award; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kondratowicz has been a part of the administrative
team in Schalmont Central School District since 1987; during that time,
he has served as a middle school principal, a high school assistant
principal and principal, and briefly as an interim superintendent; he
spent 14 years prior to that as a social studies teacher at several
parochial and public schools; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kondratowicz also serves on the Roman Catholic Dioc-
ese of Albany School Board; he is the president of the Schalmont Admin-
istrators Association, a member of the CASDA Principals' Center Board,
and a member of the National School Leaders Network; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kondratowicz has clearly had an enduring impact on
the youth of Schalmont Middle School as well as on the community-at-
large, and accordingly merits recognition and applause for his impres-
sive dedication to others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Schalmont Middle School Principal Michael Kondratowicz on
being named a recipient of the Greater Capital Region Principals' Center
2009 Principal of the Year Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Principal Michael Kondratowicz.