[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20088]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING KARI DOMBROVSKI AT TALAHI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ST. CLOUD, 
MINNESOTA FOR THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS 
                          AND SCIENCE TEACHING

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Kari Dombrovski 
of Talahi Elementary School in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Kari was awarded 
the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science 
Teaching this July for her work as a second grade teacher.
  This award is the highest recognition that an elementary school 
teacher may receive. She was selected first by a statewide committee 
and then by a National Science Foundation Committee. Kari's dedication 
to instilling the building blocks of learning in students may have 
earned her the award, but the real winners are the kids. The young 
children that get to spend time with her in her classroom already know 
she is one of the nation's finest teachers.
  I rise to congratulate and honor Kari Dombrovski's dedication to the 
children of Talahi Elementary School. The Presidential Award for 
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is a public recognition 
of her passionate work in the second grade classroom. The faculty, 
parents and students that she works with know what a special teacher 
she is and it is my honor to highlight her accomplishments to this 
Congress.

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