[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 39 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  RECOGNIZING DANIELLE CLARK AS THE 2015 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, 
                          TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 10, 2014

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mrs. Danielle 
Clark as the 2015 Santa Rosa County, Florida, Teacher of the Year. True 
educators, like Mrs. Clark, are an inspiration not only to their 
students but to their peers and the surrounding community, and I am 
proud to honor her great achievements.
   Mrs. Clark graduated from the University of West Florida in 2003 
earning a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Her 
accomplishments in the realm of academia are evidenced by her induction 
into the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society. She began her teaching 
career shortly thereafter, as a fourth grade teacher at Holley Navarre 
Intermediate School in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and for the past ten 
years, Mrs. Clark has established herself as an integral part of the 
Santa Rosa County School District.
   Unwavering in her commitment to excellence and achievement in the 
classroom, Mrs. Clark has been instrumental in the implementation of 
cutting-edge learning techniques such as the use of iPads in the 
classroom, differentiated math instruction, data analysis, and a book 
study focusing on reading entitled ``Strategies that Work.'' 
Additionally, she is a mentor for student teachers and practicum 
students in Santa Rosa County, while also serving in various leadership 
roles.
   Her extensive involvement in the Santa Rosa County community is 
another accolade of Mrs. Clark's. From the Caring and Sharing Food 
Drive to a campaign of Share the Love Santa Rosa, Mrs. Clark's 
philanthropy knows no bounds. She has inspired her students to do good 
deeds for one another ranging from giving a greeting card of 
appreciation to a peer to passing out cookies at Thanksgiving.
   Mr. Speaker, teachers who empower their students to not only learn 
within the classroom, but grace the outside community with their 
leadership, knowledge, and benevolence, are a blessing to Northwest 
Florida. It is a privilege to recognize Mrs. Danielle Clark as the 2015 
Santa Rosa County, Florida, Teacher of the Year. My wife Vicki joins me 
in congratulating Mrs. Clark and thanking her for her service and 
commitment to the students and families of the Northwest Florida 
community. We wish her; her husband David; and their two sons, Brandon 
and Garrett; all the best for continued success.