[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO KAMILLE CHAPMAN

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I am pleased to honor Kamille 
Chapman, the Lake County Teacher of the Year from Mount Dora Middle 
School in Mount Dora, FL.
  After receiving this award, Kamille credited the relationships she 
builds with her students as one of the reasons for her success. She 
works with her students to improve their lives and considers improved 
academic results a byproduct. When some students have behavioral 
issues, she invites them to have lunch with her instead of writing a 
referral, believing this to be an investment in their well-being.
  Kamille's eighth grade geometry students score 21 percent higher than 
any other school in her district and they outperform their ninth and 
10th grade peers. Ninety-three percent of her algebra students pass 
their end of course exam, an increase from the previous 50 percent 
passage rate 2 years ago. She originally returned to Mount Dora Middle 
School with the intention to retire in 2016 after first leaving in 
1996. Instead, her students inspired her to continue teaching after 
being surrounded by positive influences that reminded her why she 
became a teacher.
  Kamille earned her bachelor's degree in health education from the 
State University of New York Cortland and her master's degree in 
education from Florida State University. She has taught over a 32-year 
span in Houston, TX, and several schools throughout Lake County. She 
also worked as a curriculum specialist for math and science for middle 
and high schools in the county.
  I express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Kamille for all the 
fine work she has done throughout her career for her students and offer 
my best wishes on her future endeavors.

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