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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I

22208216D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 720
Offered June 1, 2022
Commending Amy LaCrosse.
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WHEREAS, Amy LaCrosse, a dedicated and highly admired teacher at Rolling Valley Elementary School in Springfield, earned the 2022 Elementary Educator of the Year Award from the Fairfax County Special Education PTA; and

WHEREAS, a highly experienced educator, Amy LaCrosse previously worked as a special education teacher at Bull Run Elementary School, then joined Rolling Valley Elementary School as a multiple disabilities teacher in 2015; and

WHEREAS, since then, Amy LaCrosse has helped Rolling Valley Elementary School fulfill its mission to facilitate, support, and celebrate every student’s success; and

WHEREAS, Amy LaCrosse established Rolling Valley Elementary School’s enhanced autism program in 2019 and has helped grow the program by seeking best practices and strategies to help meet the needs of individual students; and

WHEREAS, Amy LaCrosse places a high emphasis on student achievement and maintains strong, collaborative working relationships with students’ families; she actively seeks out grants and curricula to help students develop life skills and social skills that translate into their everyday lives; and

WHEREAS, Amy LaCrosse was selected as the elementary special education department chair, a new position for elementary schools in Fairfax County Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, Amy LaCrosse has earned the admiration of her colleagues for her creativity, nurturing personality, and passion for service; she has also represented her fellow teachers before the Fairfax County Public Schools leadership team and the Fairfax County School Board; and

WHEREAS, Amy LaCrosse has received many other accolades for her work, including the 2021–2022 First Class Award from the Fairfax County Public Schools Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Amy LaCrosse hereby be commended on winning the 2022 Elementary Educator of the Year Award from the Fairfax County Special Education PTA; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Amy LaCrosse as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her achievements in service to young people in Fairfax County.