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2019 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 320
Commending Tracey Zaval.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 19, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Tracey Zaval, Robious Middle School civics and economics teacher in Chesterfield County, won the 2018 Outstanding Middle School Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year award from the National Council for the Social Studies; and

WHEREAS, as a winner, Tracey Zaval was asked to present at the National Council for the Social Studies national conference in Chicago, where she also received her award; and

WHEREAS, Tracey Zaval is a veteran teacher with two decades of experience who has taught in Chesterfield since 2005; she is known for her engaging teaching style; and

WHEREAS, Tracey Zaval was the first in her immediate family to go to college; the Weaverville, North Carolina, native graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a North Carolina Teaching Fellow Scholarship and earned a Master of Education in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Tracey Zaval won the 2017 Virginia Council for the Social Studies Teacher of the Year award in 2017 while teaching at Midlothian Middle School, making her eligible for the national recognition that she has received; she is also a former Region I and Chesterfield County Public Schools Teacher of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Tracey Zaval constantly engages in leadership experiences and has contributed to her profession by leading numerous professional development presentations; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Tracey Zaval, Robious Middle School civics and economics teacher in Chesterfield County, hereby be commended for winning the 2018 Outstanding Middle School Level Social Studies Teacher of the Year award from the National Council for the Social Studies; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Tracey Zaval as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her dedication to engaging her students in the study of civics and economics.