[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16209]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SUSAN TIEGER

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 18, 2007

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
achievements of Ms. Susan Tieger, of Arlington, Virginia. After thirty-
five years of teaching in Arlington County Public Schools, Ms. Tieger 
will be retiring, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, care and hard 
work.
  Ms. Tieger graduated with honors from Queens College in 1971. After 
receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education with the 
distinction of Cum Laude, she was awarded a fellowship in Special 
Education by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and was 
awarded her Master of Education degree in June, 1972.
  Ms. Tieger has taught in the Arlington County Public School system 
from September 1972 until the present. From 1972-1994, she taught 
multi-categorical self-contained classes consisting of students with 
learning disabilities, emotional disturbances and mental retardation at 
Francis Scott Key Elementary School. She has been the Special Education 
lead teacher at Barcroft Elementary School since 1994.
  In June 2006, she earned the Educational Testing Service Recognition 
of Excellence for her outstanding performance in the Praxis II test in 
which she achieved one of the highest possible scores.
  During her thirty-five years with Arlington schools, Ms. Tieger has 
touched and improved the lives of hundreds of children and their 
parents. She was able to assist and teach children with a variety of 
learning disabilities, including those with mental retardation and 
emotional problems. In addition, Ms. Tieger was able to help countless 
children to read, write, socialize, and most important, to achieve 
their highest potential.
  Susan Tieger is the epitome of a dedicated, caring and hard-working 
public school teacher. The fact that Arlington County has one of the 
best school systems in the country is directly attributable to the 
talents, hard work and dedication of teachers like Ms. Tieger.
  I commend Ms. Tieger on her dedicated career in education, and wish 
her and her family health and happiness in her well-earned, much 
deserved retirement.

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