HM 80 — TYLER FINCH, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 80RECOGNIZING 56THTYLER LEGISLATUREFINCH, -LOVING STATEHIGH OFSCHOOL NEWMEXICOSCIENCE -TEACHER, FIRSTFOR SESSIONBEING 2023NAMED INTRODUCEDA BYMILKEN CathrynnEDUCATOR N.AWARD HONOREE.

Brown5 6WHEREAS, 8in 10a Aschoolwide MEMORIALassembly RECOGNIZINGon TYLERApril FINCH,19, LOVING2022, HIGHLoving SCHOOLhigh SCIENCEschool TEACHER,science FORteacher BEINGTyler NAMEDFinch Areceived MILKENthe EDUCATORsurprise AWARDof HONOREE.a lifetime:

14 WHEREAS, in a schoolwidetwenty-five-thousand-dollar assembly($25,000) onMilken Aprileducator 19,award 2022,presented Lovingby high school science teacher Tyler Finch received the surpriseMilken offamily afoundation; lifetime:

aand twenty-five-thousand-dollarWHEREAS, eTyler twas 17recognized ($25,000)for Milkenhis educatoroutstanding awardinnovation presentedand bycreativity thein Milkenmotivating familyhis wstudents lwhile npreparing dthem 18for foundation;life after high school, college and beyond;

and =WHEREAS, =in 19announcing athe laward, WHEREAS,the Tylerfoundation wasnoted recognizedthat forTyler's hisexpertise outstandingand icreative ause eof rtechnology 20to innovationreach andhis creativitystudents ineffectively, motivatingexamine data to develop instructional practices and leverage his studentstalent whileacross athe tdistrict mare msome 21of preparingthe themexceptional forattributes lifethat aftermake highhim school,a collegeMilken andeducator beyond;award recipient;

d r e 22 and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, in announcing the award, the foundation noted e a n b 24 that Tyler's expertise and creative use of technology to reach u [ his students effectively, examine data to develop instructional .225768.1 practices and leverage his talent across the district are some of the exceptional attributes that make him a Milken educator award recipient;

and WHEREAS, Tyler started college planning to be a doctor but, in his senior year, decided to pursue a career in education, and students at Loving high school are grateful HM 80 Page 1 that he did;

and WHEREAS, to interest younger students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, advanced e t 17 placement chemistry students host science nights for Loving's w l n d 18 elementary school students;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, more than eighty percent of Tyler's physical i a e r 20 science students pass New Mexico end-of-course assessments, a t m m 21 and, for chemical science, it is one hundred percent;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, Tyler consistently examines student data to c e s k 23 inform his instructional practices and helps colleagues become e a n b 24 data devotees, too, and he developed an analytical tool that u [ helps the district ensure that assessments are fair and .225768.1 - 2 - meaningful;

and WHEREAS, Tyler believes educators need to "stay ready so you don't have to get ready", a philosophy that came in handy during the pandemic when Tyler provided daily video instruction, learned Spanish so his monolingual students HM 80 Page 2 could participate in online discussions and helped colleagues maximize their virtual instruction;

"I represent my family, e t 17 school and community with honesty, integrity and courage.";

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, school leadership has since adapted the creed for = = 19 a l the entire school;

i a e r 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF a t m m 21 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that recognition be d r e 22 extended to Tyler Finch, Loving high school science teacher, c e s k 23 for being named a Milken educator award honoree;

and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be u [ transmitted to Tyler Finch.

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