SLS 21RS-2313 ORIGINAL 2021 Regular Session SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 151 BY SENATOR LAMBERT COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Teacher of the Year from schools located in Senate District 18 on "Teacher of the Year Day" in the Louisiana Senate. 1 A RESOLUTION 2 To commend the Teacher of the Year from schools in Senate District 18 for exemplary and 3 dedicated service on "Teacher of the Year Day" in the Louisiana Senate. 4 WHEREAS, excellence in teaching is the result of commitment, dedication, 5 inspiration, patience, creativity, hard work, and the highest order of professional integrity; 6 and 7 WHEREAS, research clearly demonstrates that teachers are paramount to student 8 achievement and it has been estimated that a teacher has two to three times the impact of any 9 other school factor; and 10 WHEREAS, Teacher of the Year programs were created as a means to publicly 11 honor and recognize the critical role of instructional excellence in ensuring student success 12 in school and in life; and 13 WHEREAS, the outstanding educators named Teacher of the Year for schools 14 located in Senate District 18 are as follows: 15 Dirk Schexnaydre, Dutchtown High School 16 Kathryn Bourgeois, Dutchtown Middle School 17 Cristen Larousse, Lakeside Primary School 18 Victoria Roussel, Paulina Elementary School; and Page 1 of 2 SR NO. 151 SLS 21RS-2313 ORIGINAL 1 WHEREAS, these exemplary educators are held in the highest regard by their 2 students, their colleagues, and their communities. 3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana 4 does hereby sincerely commend the Teacher of the Year from schools in Senate District 18 5 for exemplary and dedicated service on "Teacher of the Year Day" in the Louisiana Senate. 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to each 7 Teacher of the Year recognized herein. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. DIGEST SR 151 Original 2021 Regular Session Lambert Commends the Teacher of the Year from schools in Senate District 18 for exemplary and dedicated service on "Teacher of the Year Day" in the Louisiana Senate. Page 2 of 2