[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO LESLEY ANNE JAMISON

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I recognize Lesley Anne Jamison, the 
Wakulla County Teacher of the Year from Riversprings Middle School in 
Wakulla, FL.
  Lesley's teaching inspiration comes from her belief that education 
opens every door of opportunity. School is where her students learn to 
dream big and know that anything is within their reach if they lean on 
their education and nurture a desire to learn something new every day.
  Lesley views educators as those who hand students keys to open the 
doors for possibility. They challenge and encourage students to explore 
every opportunity life offers. She considers it a privilege to enrich a 
young person's life and be a voice of encouragement that makes them 
stop saying they ``cannot'' and begin saying they ``will.''
  Lesley is in her second year as an instructional coach at 
Riversprings Middle School and has taught for 11 years. Previously, 
Lesley was Riversprings Middle School's 2018-2019 Teacher of Year and 
was a Kagan coach and teacher coach. She also coached athletics, 
including baseball, soccer, track and field, and soccer, as well as 
cheerleading. She is a district collaboration team facilitator and is 
the Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking Standards Math/
English Language Arts liaison.
  I offer my deepest gratitude and best wishes to Lesley for her 
commitment to her students. I look forward to hearing about her 
continued good work in the years to come.

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