HM 8 — MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 8RECOGNIZING 57THTHE LEGISLATUREMILKEN -FAMILY STATEFOUNDATION OFAND NEWMEXICOTHE -MILKEN FIRSTEDUCATOR SESSIONAWARDS 2025FOR INTRODUCEDTHEIR BYCONTRIBUTIONS AlanTO T.NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Martinez 6 8WHEREAS, 10the AMilken MEMORIALeducator RECOGNIZINGawards THEwere MILKENestablished FAMILYby FOUNDATIONthe ANDMilken THEfamily MILKENfoundation EDUCATORin AWARDS1987 FORto THEIRcelebrate, CONTRIBUTIONSelevate TOand NEWactivate MEXICOthe PUBLICK-12 EDUCATION.teaching profession and to inspire young people to pursue teaching as a career;

15and WHEREAS, the Milken educator awards wereprogram establishedhas byhonored theNew MilkenMexico familyK-12 foundationeducators insince 19871992 to celebrate, elevate and ehas tawarded 17more activatethan theone K-12million teachingseven professionhundred andfifty tothousand inspiredollars young($1,750,000) w l n d 18 people to pursueNew teachingMexico aseducators; a career;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, the Milken educator awards programprovide haspublic honoredrecognition iand afinancial erewards rto 20early Newand Mexicomid-career K-12elementary educatorsand sincesecondary 1992school andteachers, hasprincipals awardedand moreeducation thanspecialists aacross tthe mUnited mStates 21for oneexcellence millionand sevenachievement hundredin fiftyeducation thousandand dollarsfor ($1,750,000)the dpromise rof ewhat 22they towill Newaccomplish Mexicoin educators;their careers;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, the Milken educator awards provide public e a n b 24 recognition and financial rewards to early and mid-career u [ elementary and secondary school teachers, principals and .230105.2 education specialists across the United States for excellence and achievement in education and for the promise of what they will accomplish in their careers;

and WHEREAS, the Milken educator awards program is a HM 8 Page 1 national initiative that supports the professional development of educators through a national mentoring network that fosters support for new teachers and collaboratives to tackle pressing educational needs;

e t 17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF w l n d 18 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that recognition be = = 19 a l extended to the Milken family foundation and the Milken i a e r 20 educator awards for their valuable contributions to public a t m m 21 education in New Mexico;

and d r e 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be c e s k 23 transmitted to the chair, president and executive vice- e a n b 24 president of the Milken family foundation and to the secretary u [ of public education.

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