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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING TAMMY LEMIEUX ON BEING NAMED THE 2023 "DISTRICT

TEACHER OF THE YEAR" BY THE CUMBERLAND SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

     Introduced By: Senators Pearson, and Picard

     Date Introduced: June 09, 2023

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Tammy Lemieux, a Transition Classroom teacher with the Cumberland

School Department, inspires 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. Lemieux has been

named the 2023 "District Teacher of the Year" by the Cumberland School Department. 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 smiles and

encouragement, Ms. Lemieux began her career in education in 2006, as a resource teacher at

North Cumberland Middle School. She subsequently took a position as a coordinator of Special

Education at Cumberland High School until 2022, when she found her true calling working with

special education students in the trade and vocational program; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Lemieux's Transition Classroom program guides special education

young people through the intricacies and nuances of everyday life that they will face after high

school, including such day-to-day tasks as cooking meals and performing the myriad household

chores such as cleaning up for themselves and doing laundry; and

     WHEREAS, Each week, Ms. Lemieux and her students also travel to community sites to

ultimately prepare them for future employment opportunities at local businesses; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to helping her students become involved with community

service, Ms. Lemieux also volunteers her time at the MAE Organization, as a coach for a unified

volleyball team, and as an advisor with the Helping Hands Interact Club; and

     WHEREAS, The positive impact that Ms. Lemieux has had on her students' lives has

certainly qualified her as one of the "best of the best" in her school district, and she has wholly

distinguished herself as a person worthy of our praise and admiration; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby recognizes and

congratulates Tammy Lemieux on the prestigious honor of being named the 2023 "District

Teacher of the Year" by the Cumberland School Department. We moreover extend our best

wishes for her continued success, good health and happiness; 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. Tammy Lemieux.

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