2021 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 176
BY SENATOR TARVER
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Teacher of the Year from schools in Senate District 39 for his or her
exemplary and dedicated service on Teacher of the Year Day in the Louisiana
Senate.
WHEREAS, excellence in teaching is the result of commitment, dedication,
inspiration, patience, creativity, hard work, and the highest order of professional integrity;
and
WHEREAS, research clearly demonstrates that teachers are paramount to student
achievement and it has been estimated that a teacher has two to three times the impact of any
other school factor; and
WHEREAS, Teacher of the Year programs were created as a means to publicly
honor and recognize the critical role of instructional excellence in ensuring student success
in school and in life; and
WHEREAS, the outstanding educator named as Teacher of the Year for a school
located in Senate District 39 is Lea Jones of Herndon Magnet School; and
WHEREAS, this exemplary educator is held in the highest regard by her students,
her colleagues, and her community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does sincerely commend Lea Jones of Herndon Magnet School on being named as Teacher
of the Year from a school in Senate District 39 for her exemplary and dedicated service on
Teacher of the Year Day in the Louisiana Senate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Lea Jones of Herndon Magnet School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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