Virginia HJ 69: Commending Daphne Tamara Fulson.
Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (as of 2022-01-20)
State: Virginia · Session: 2022 · Bill: HJ 69
Sponsors: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr., A.C. Cordoza, Adam P. Ebbin, Alfonso H. Lopez, Amanda E. Batten, Angelia Williams Graves, Anne Ferrell Tata, Barbara A. Favola, Barry D. Knight, Betsy B. Carr, Bill D. Wiley, Briana D. Sewell, Carrie E. Coyner, Charniele L. Herring, Chris S. Runion, Christopher T. Head, Clinton L. Jenkins, Dan I. Helmer, Danica A. Roem, Daniel W. Marshall, III, Dave A. LaRock, David A. Reid, David L. Bulova, David W. Marsden, Dawn M. Adams
Bill Text
2022SESSION ENROLLED HOUSEJOINTRESOLUTIONNO.69 CommendingDaphneTamaraFulson. AgreedtobytheHouseofDelegates,January17,2022 AgreedtobytheSenate,January20,2022 WHEREAS,DaphneTamaraFulson,asecondgradeteacheratPortlockPrimarySchoolin Chesapeake,wasnamedthe2022VirginiaTeacheroftheYearonOctober14,2021,attheExecutive MansioninRichmond;and WHEREAS,DaphneFulsonearneda bachelor'sdegreefromOldDominionUniversity(ODU)in 2013,studiedSpanishlinguisticsatUniversidadVeritasinSanJose,CostaRica,andiscurrently pursuinga master'sdegreeineducationalleadershipattheODUDardenCollegeofEducationand ProfessionalStudies;and WHEREAS,whilea studentatODU,DaphneFulsonhasservedasa Spanishtranslator,asco-chair oftheParentsasEducationPartnersProgram,andasa globalambassadorfortheschool;and WHEREAS,DaphneFulsonhas12yearsofteachingexperience,fourofwhichhavebeenwith ChesapeakePublicSchools;priortohertimeintheCommonwealth,shestudiedinPeruandwasan Englishasa ForeignLanguageinstructor;sheservedwithAmeriCorps,duringwhichtimeshereceived theSegalAmeriCorpsEducationAward;and WHEREAS,DaphneFulson'saccoladesasaneducatorincludetheSueLehmannTeachingand LearningFellowshipfortheRioGrandeValleyTexasregionin2016andtheGoodtoTransformational TeachingFellowshipin2016;shewasnamedthe2022Region2 TeacheroftheYearinOctober2021 beforewinningthestatewideaward;and WHEREAS,DaphneFulsonwasselectedastheRegion2 TeacheroftheYearbya panelofjudges, includingteachers,representativesofprofessionalandeducationalassociations,andthebusiness community,whoreviewedaportfoliodetailingherprofessionalaccomplishments,educational philosophy,andcommunityactivities;and WHEREAS,DaphneFulsonwasthenselectedasVirginiaTeacheroftheYearfromamongthe regionalwinnersrepresentingeachoftheeightsuperintendent'sregionsintheCommonwealthfollowing aninterviewwiththeselectionpanel;and WHEREAS,asthe2022VirginiaTeacheroftheYear,DaphneFulsonistheCommonwealth's nomineefortheNationalTeacheroftheYearaward,anhonorbestowedannuallybytheCouncilof ChiefStateSchoolOfficersandotherprogrampartners;and WHEREAS,inadditiontoherteachingdutiesatPortlockPrimarySchool,DaphneFulsonisco-chair oftheschool'sMathandSTEAMCommitteeandservesasitsmathleadandcityliaison,supportingthe developmentofnewcurriculum;and WHEREAS,manyofDaphneFulson'scolleaguesandsupervisorscreditherabilitytoformstrong bondswithherstudentsandtofulfillboththeiracademicandsocioemotionalneedsasthefoundationto hersuccess;and WHEREAS,attheendofeachclass,DaphneFulsonoffersherstudentswordsofaffirmation,a subtlegesturethatmakesstudentsfeelappreciatedandrespected,encouragingthemtogivetheirbest; and WHEREAS,bysupportingherstudentsbothacademicallyandemotionallyandensuringtheyfeel valued,DaphneFulsonhaspreparedmanyyoungpeopleforthebrightfuturesaheadofthem;now, therefore,beit RESOLVEDbytheHouseofDelegates,theSenateconcurring,ThattheGeneralAssemblyhereby commendDaphneTamaraFulsonforbeingnamedthe2022VirginiaTeacheroftheYear;and,beit RESOLVEDFURTHER,ThattheClerkoftheHouseofDelegatespreparea copyofthisresolution forpresentationtoDaphneTamaraFulsonasanexpressionoftheGeneralAssembly'sadmirationfor hercontributionstotheCommonwealth. ENROLLED HJ69ER
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