1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92 1-3 WHEREAS, Marilyn Petersen has been chosen as a recipient 1-4 of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Awards, and the 1-5 Texas Senate is proud to recognize her; and 1-6 WHEREAS, For the first time, Texas is participating in the 1-7 Milken Educator Awards program; established in 1985, the program 1-8 has honored more than 1,600 talented educators; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Given to educators in recognition of their 1-10 exemplary leadership abilities, these awards acknowledge the 1-11 teachers' professional growth and achievements and their total 1-12 commitment to quality in education; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mrs. Petersen is a teacher of mathematics at 1-14 La Porte Junior High School in the La Porte Independent School 1-15 District; she is the Mathematics Department Chair and Lead Teacher, 1-16 and she serves as a mentor for new and student teachers; and 1-17 WHEREAS, After earning her undergraduate degree in 1-18 elementary education from the University of Houston at Clear Lake, 1-19 Marilyn Petersen took a position with the La Porte Independent 1-20 School District; the second year she was transferred to a junior 1-21 high school and received a grant from Rice University to study 2-1 mathematics; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Since Mrs. Petersen began teaching mathematics at 2-3 La Porte Junior High, test scores have risen, and now her school 2-4 has the highest TAAS mathematics passing rate in a secondary 2-5 school in the district; and 2-6 WHEREAS, With a genuine commitment to education in 2-7 mathematics, Marilyn Petersen participates in the "Rethinking 2-8 Middle School Mathematics" grant program with mathematics 2-9 teachers from 27 other schools; and 2-10 WHEREAS, A woman who tailors her lessons to suit her 2-11 students, Marilyn Petersen was honored in 1998-1999 when her 2-12 students wrote a letter to her principal listing her 2-13 accomplishments and asking him to give her a raise; she was 2-14 also selected District Secondary Teacher of the Year for 2-15 2000-2001 and Campus Teacher of the Year for 2000-2001; and 2-16 WHEREAS, Through her achievements and abilities, 2-17 Mrs. Petersen has contributed greatly to the educational 2-18 system of La Porte and the State of Texas; now, therefore, 2-19 be it 2-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-21 77th Legislature, hereby congratulate Marilyn Petersen 2-22 on being chosen a recipient of the Milken Family Foundation 2-23 National Educator Awards; and, be it further 3-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-2 her as an expression of great good will from the Texas Senate. 3-3 Jackson 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 President of the Senate 3-6 I hereby certify that the above 3-7 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-8 on January 25, 2001. 3-9 ______________________________________ 3-10 Secretary of the Senate 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Member, Texas Senate