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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1086 3
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By: Representative McAlindon 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO CONGRATULATE BENTONVILLE EDUCATOR BONNIE POLLOCK 9
FOR RECEIVING A MILKEN EDUCATOR AWARD AND ITS 10
ACCOMPANYING PRIZE OF $25,000. 11
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TO CONGRATULATE BENTONVILLE EDUCATOR 15
BONNIE POLLOCK FOR RECEIVING A MILKEN 16
EDUCATOR AWARD AND ITS ACCOMPANYING 17
PRIZE OF $25,000. 18
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WHEREAS, on March 5, 2025, Bonnie Pollock, who has been an educator for 20
twelve (12) years, received a prestigious Milken Educator Award and its 21
accompanying prize of twenty -five thousand dollars ($25,000); and 22
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Pollock currently teaches grade six (6) at Old High 24
Middle School in Bentonville, Arkansas; and 25
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WHEREAS, the Milken Educator Award, also known as the "Oscars of 27
Teaching", is always presented in a surprise ceremony for recipients because 28
educators do not apply for the award but instead are confidentially 29
recommended to the Milken Family Foundation by a blue -ribbon panel appointed 30
by each state's department of education; and 31
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WHEREAS, in addition to the prize of twenty -five thousand dollars 33
($25,000), recipients of the Milken Educator Award are paired with veteran 34
Milken Educator Award recipients as part of the mentorship program Milken 35
Friends Forever; and 36 HR1086
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Pollock has been invited to attend the annual Milken 2
Educator Awards Forum in Los Angeles, California, in April 2025; and 3
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Pollock is known for having a transformative classroom, 5
fostering collaboration, and propelling student growth; and 6
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Pollock said of her students, "Last year, Arkansas did 8
the first Civics Bee and I had five of the nine finalists at state from my 9
sixth-grade class. I [taught] sixth grade literacy and social studies last 10
year, so that was just a way to connect social studies and writing to a real -11
world thing"; and 12
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WHEREAS, Secretary of the Department of Education Jacob Oliva said of 14
Bonnie Pollock's win, "We're talking about the great work that's happening in 15
the State of Arkansas that has been recognized at a national level. For our 16
teachers' names to go across the finish line is saying you're not only just 17
great in the State of Arkansas, but you're one of the greatest teachers in 18
the nation. It's something that we're very proud to be a part of"; and 19
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Pollock said of her win, "I'm very shocked and 21
overwhelmed . . . [The school administration is] pushing us to change and 22
think in creative ways . . . a lesson may go poorly, but I have the 23
permission and the forgiveness ahead of time to try something new if I think 24
that it's going to work for our kids", 25
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NOW THEREFORE, 27
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 28
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 29
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THAT the House of Representatives congratulate Bentonville educator 31
Bonnie Pollock for receiving a Milken Educator Award and its accompanying 32
prize of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). 33
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 35
presented to Bonnie Pollock by the Chief Clerk of the House of 36 HR1086
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