SR 105 — Commending Fabiana Parker.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23105054DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENAOfferedNO. January 25, 2023 N Commending Fabiana Parker.

––––––––––105 TE Patrons––Reeves,Commending Hanger, Spruill and Vogel R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Fabiana Parker,Parker. a sixth through 12th grade English for speakers of other languages educator at Thornburg Middle School and Spotsylvania High School in Spotsylvania County, was naDed Square in Richmond on September 30, 2022;

andremonyN heldAgreed into by the PatrickSenate, HenryJanuary Building26, on2023 CapitUlR WHEREAS,O Fabianaeducator Parkerat grewThornburg upMiddle asSchool anand English-languageSpotsylvania learnerHigh whoSchool experiencedin firsthandSpotsylvania County, was named L the accompanying2023 challengesVirginia andTeacher triumphsof alike;the Year at a ceremony held in the Patrick Henry Building on Capitol L Square in Richmond on September 30, 2022;

sheand tracesaccompanying thechallenges beginning of her education career to her childhood experience of teaching her grandmother to read and hastriumphs beenalike; an educator professionallE since 2003;

she traces the beginning of her education career to her E childhood experience of teaching her grandmother to read and has been an educator professionally since D 2003;

and WHEREAS, in addition to her degree programs, Fabiana Parker has also completed coursework to hone her skills as an educator at the University of Virginia, the University of Phoenix, the University of Granada,GraWHEREAS, theFabiana UniversityParker's ofdiverse Oxford,community and thecivic Universityinvolvement is a natural extension of Cambridge;her R mission as a seasoned and globally-minded educator;

and 0 WHEREAS, Fabiana Parker'sParker diversewas communityrecognized andby civicthe involvementHonorable isGerald aE. natural extension of her mission as a seasoned and globally-minded educator;

andConnolly in the E Congressional Record of the United States Congress in 2012 for having proudly served the adult literacyliteracyR needs of the Northern Virginia community as a volunteer with the nonprofit BEACON for Adult 0 Literacy;

andandNorthern 5Virginia community as a volunteer with the nonprofit BEACON for Adult WHEREAS, in 2021, Fabiana Parker received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Virginia Department of Health for her service as a translator assisting the department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic;panWHEREAS, seeing her students achieve their educational goals and become productive members of society is the driving force behind Fabiana Parker's commitment to education;

and societyWHEREAS, isusing her personal and professional experiences to promote cultural diversity while building bridges of trust, respect, and understanding across cultures will always be counted among FabRESOLVED by the drivingSenate forceof behindVirginia, That Fabiana Parker'sParker, commitmentan toEnglish education;for speakers of other languages educator with Spotsylvania County Public Schools, hereby be commended for being named the 2023 Virginia Teacher of the Year;

andtiveand, membersbe ofit WHEREAS,presentation usingto herFabiana personalParker andas professionalan experiencesexpression toof promotethe culturalSenate diversity while building bridges of trust,Virginia's respect,admiration andfor understandingher acrosscontributions culturesto willthe alwaysCommonwealth beand countedbest amongwishes Fabianain Parker'sher greatestfuture accomplishments;endeavors.

now, therefore, be it 34 RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Fabiana Parker, an English for speakers of other 35 languages educator with Spotsylvania County Public Schools, hereby be commended for being named 37 theRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 38 presentation to Fabiana Parker as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for her 39 contributions to the Commonwealth and best wishes in her future endeavors.