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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING LISA GARCIA ON BEING SELECTED AS

THE 2022 "RHODE ISLAND TEACHER OF THE YEAR"

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Casimiro, Phillips,
Kennedy, Solomon, Shallcross Smith, Serpa, and Ajello

     Date Introduced: June 22, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, "The future," in the wise words of Eleanor Roosevelt, “belongs to those who

believe in the beauty of their dreams”; and

     WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Lisa Garcia, a multi-grade level math teacher at

North Kingstown High School, has inspired her students to envision the possibilities, to have

confidence in themselves and their abilities, and to believe in a future full of promise; and

     WHEREAS, For her dedication to young people and education, Ms. Garcia has been

named the 2022 "Rhode Island Teacher of the Year" by the Rhode Island Department of

Education (RIDE). This recognition is a momentous tribute to an exceptional individual who has

had a significant and profound impact on the lives of her students; and

     WHEREAS, Combining a genuine love of teaching with boundless enthusiasm, Ms.

Garcia has led young people through the intricacies and nuances of not only algebra,

trigonometry, and calculus, but also growing up. She guides her students to reach their full

potential and become effective and contributing members of the community, thereby facilitating

their lifelong success; and

     WHEREAS, Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms. Garcia worked tirelessly

to provide her students with the support they needed both academically and emotionally, helping

them to continue learning and growing throughout the very difficult school year. In particular, she

"spearheaded the NKHS Flocked Fundraiser, a pandemic-safe way of celebrating the school’s

senior students and keeping morale high"; and

     WHEREAS, As the 2022 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year, Ms. Garcia will work with

RIDE to support education on a statewide level with an extra emphasis on educator recognition

initiatives, and is eligible to represent the State as the National Teacher of the Year; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

thanks and congratulates Lisa Garcia on being named the 2022 "Rhode Island Teacher of the

Year." We moreover wish her the very best of health and happiness in all her future endeavors;

and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Lisa Garcia.

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