WHEREAS, Megan Grace, a devoted educator at Baldwin Intermediate School, was selected as the 2022 Manassas City Public Schools Teacher of the Year by the Washington Post; and

WHEREAS, a graduate of the College at Brockport and Walden University, Megan Grace began her teaching career as a substitute teacher in New York and subsequently joined Manassas City Public Schools, where she has served at Baldwin Intermediate School since it opened in 2017; and

WHEREAS, Megan Grace received the Teacher of the Year award for her commitment to ensuring student success in and out of the classroom and efforts to help students develop academically, socially, and emotionally; and

WHEREAS, Megan Grace is the current head of the science department at Baldwin Intermediate School and teaches science and math; she also has experience with teaching social studies, English as a second language students, gifted and talented students, and special education students; and

WHEREAS, Megan Grace strives to build a safe, supportive classroom environment in which students are free to grow at their own pace and become confident lifelong learners; and

WHEREAS, Megan Grace also founded a student running club and has coached the boys' and girls' basketball teams at Baldwin Intermediate School, and she is an active member of several school and division committees; and

WHEREAS, Megan Grace was nominated for the Teacher of the Year award by her peers at Baldwin Intermediate School, and she has served as a trusted mentor and an inspirational friend to many of her fellow faculty members; and

WHEREAS, Megan Grace has earned the admiration of colleagues, students, and community members for her generosity, dedication, passion for student achievement, knowledge of subject matter, and collaborative leadership style; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Megan Grace hereby be commended on being selected as the 2022 Washington Post Teacher of the Year for Manassas City Public Schools; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Megan Grace as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for her achievements in service to young people in Manassas.