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| 13 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D., supervisor of the arts for Prince William County Public Schools, was presented an Outstanding Administrator Award by the Virginia Music Educators Association in 2024; and |
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| 15 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino prepared for her career in arts education at George Mason University, where she earned a master's degree and doctoral degree in music education; and |
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| 17 | 23 | | WHEREAS, as supervisor of the arts, Annamarie Bollino guides and collaborates with arts educators across Prince William County Public Schools to help them make a greater impact in their students' lives; and |
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| 19 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino has demonstrated a deep commitment to creating learning environments that encourage innovation, spark creativity, and inspire expression, enabling countless student-artists to thrive; and |
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| 21 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino has been an arts education leader on the state and national level, including as the president of the Virginia Music Educators Association, president-elect of the Southern Division of the National Association for Musical Education (NAfME), and chair of the NAfME Music Program Leaders Council; and |
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| 23 | 29 | | WHEREAS, prior to joining Prince William County Public Schools, Annamarie Bollino devoted 20 years to Stafford County Public Schools as a music educator, building administrator, and coordinator of visual and performing arts; and |
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| 25 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino has advanced arts education in the Commonwealth by serving on state arts standards writing committees, as a grant panelist for several agencies, and as a member of the Virginia Coalition for Fine Arts Education, where she is spearheading the state's participation in the Arts Education Data Project; and |
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| 27 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino's success as an arts education administrator is a result of her ability to motivate her teachers and students, make them feel valued, and empower them to achieve their full potential; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 35 | | RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D., hereby be commended for receiving a 2024 Outstanding Administrator Award from the Virginia Music Educators Association; and, be it |
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| 31 | 37 | | RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D., as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her contributions to arts education in the Commonwealth. |
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