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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 56
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Donna Lamonte of Baton Rouge upon receipt of the
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in mathematics.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend and to congratulate Donna Lamonte of Baton Rouge upon receipt of the2
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and to3
recognize her many contributions to education and the teaching profession.4
WHEREAS, Donna Lamonte, a first grade teacher at Louisiana State University5
Laboratory School, was among one hundred eight elementary school educators selected for6
the prestigious award; and7
WHEREAS, as a teacher, Mrs. Lamonte, believes that the focus of a primary8
mathematics curriculum should be seated in teaching young students to think and reason9
logically about math and to engage a child's innate ability to use number theory in the10
discovery of useful mental mathematics techniques to solve challenging real world11
problems; and12
WHEREAS, Donna Lamonte also acts as mentor for new teachers and student interns13
and imparts firm teaching tenets based on well-tested instructional practices; and14
WHEREAS, Mrs. Lamonte is a member of the National Council of Teachers of15
Mathematics; she holds the Hines Family Endowed Professorship for the LSU College of16
Human Sciences and Education and also serves on the leadership team for the Partnership17
for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for the college of education; and18 SCR NO. 56
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WHEREAS, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and a1
Master of Education degree in elementary reading from LSU; she is certified in the2
elementary grades as a language arts reading specialist and is a National Board Certified3
Early Childhood Generalist; and4
WHEREAS, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science5
Teaching recognizes outstanding individual achievement in classroom instruction in these6
disciplines and exemplifies the highest national honor bestowed on educators for teaching7
excellence; and8
WHEREAS, the award is administered through the National Science Foundation, an9
independent federal agency, that supports all manner of educational research within the10
realm of science, mathematics, and computer science studies; and11
WHEREAS, the Presidential Awards program issues a ten thousand dollar grant to12
each recipient as an expression of how much her educational contributions are valued and13
appreciated; and14
WHEREAS, during the first week of March 2014, Mrs. Lamonte attended a15
week-long conference in Washington, D.C., that afforded her the opportunity to network16
with other award-winning teachers and to compare instructional techniques and curricula17
options that make mathematics more relevant to today's students; and18
WHEREAS, upon the citation President Obama commended her "for embodying19
excellence in teaching, for devotion to the learning needs of the students, and upholding the20
high standards that exemplify American education at its finest".21
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby22
commend and congratulate Donna Lamonte on her receipt of the Presidential Award for23
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.24
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby25
recognize her contributions to further mathematics education and the teaching profession.26
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to27
Donna Lamonte.28 SCR NO. 56
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzi Montague.
DIGEST
Claitor SCR No. 56
Commends Donna Lamonte upon receipt of the Presidential Award for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science Teaching.