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SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCED 22208129D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
SPECIAL SESSION I ENROLLED HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
754 I Offered June 16, 2022 N Commending Alexandra Bender.
754 E Commending Alexandra Bender.
T –––––––––– Patrons––Bennett-Parker and Herring R –––––––––– O Elementary School in Alexandria, was named the Teacher of the Year by Alexandria City Public Schools in 2022;
N R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 17, 2022 WHEREAS, Alexandra Bender, an accomplished educator and first grade teacher at John Adams O Elementary School in Alexandria, was named the Teacher of the Year by Alexandria City Public L SchWHEREAS, in preparation for her career as an educator, Alexandra Bender earned a bachelor's L degree in elementary education from Indiana State University and a master's degree in curriculum andE instruction from George Mason University;
and D WHEREAS, in preparation for her career as an educator, Alexandra Bender earned a bachelor's U degree in elementary education from Indiana State University and a master's degree in curriculuC and instruction from George Mason University;
and D where she effectively deploys positive behavior reinforcement and other strategies to motivate her students to excel both in and out of the classroom;
and where she effectively deploys positive behavior reinforcement and other strategies to motivate her students to excel both in and out of the classroom;
and WHEREAS, with great consideration for the abilities and circumstances of her students, Alexandra who are recent refugees from Afghanistan adjust to their new classroom and home;
and D WHEREAS, with great consideration for the abilities and circumstances of her students, Alexandra Bender has helped those who are English language learners meet their grade-level objectives and those who are recent refugees from Afghanistan adjust to their new classroom and home;
andectives and those WHEREAS, Alexandra Bender regularly engages her students through arts integration techniques that she learned while training with the Kennedy Center's Changing Education Through the Arts program;
and WHEREAS, Alexandra Bender regularly engages her students through arts integration techniques that and learned while training with the Kennedy Center's Changing Education Through the Arts program;
H andWHEREAS, Alexandra Bender promotes inclusivity and openness in her classroom, fostering a 5 learning environment in which students feel supported and cared for each and every day;
WHEREAS, Alexandra Bender promotes inclusivity and openness in her classroom, fostering a learning environment in which students feel supported and cared for each and every day;
and E WHEREAS, Alexandra Bender is a passionate advocate for her students who works tirelessly to R education profession and serving as an inspiration to all Virginians;
and H WHEREAS, Alexandra Bender is a passionate advocate for her students who works tirelessly to 7 ensure they have the tools and resources they need to succeed, embodying the highest virtues of4the education profession and serving as an inspiration to all Virginians;
now, therefore, be its of the RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Alexandra Bender, beloved first grade teacher at John Adams Elementary School, hereby be commended for being named the 2022 Alexandria City Public SchRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alexandra Bender as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.
now, therefore, be it Adams Elementary School, hereby be commended for being named the 2022 Alexandria City Public John Schools Teacher of the Year;
and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alexandra Bender as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.
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