HR753: Commending Lindsay Trout.
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout, an outstanding teacher and school administrator with Fairfax County Public Schools since 1995, has ably served as principal of Terraset Elementary School for 10 years; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in special education and Spanish from James Madison University in 1995 and received a master’s degree in educational leadership from George Mason University in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout has served as a special education teacher for more than 15 years and has supported students with mild to severe disabilities at both the elementary and secondary school levels; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout instituted multiple peer-to-peer mentoring programs for students that resulted in increased student attendance in school and enhanced student behavioral successes; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout has previously taken on the leadership roles of assistant student activities director and assistant principal at South Lakes High School; and
WHEREAS, since 2012, Lindsay Trout has served as principal of Terraset Elementary School, and during her tenure, she has bolstered academic programming for all students, increased family engagement, and enhanced the participation of fathers in their child’s education; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout was elected by her fellow local elementary school principals to represent and advocate for them as president of the Fairfax Association of Elementary School Principals during the 2019–2020 school year; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout has earned many awards and accolades, including the 2000 Disney American Teacher of the Year Nominee, 2001 Outstanding Teacher Award and 2004 Outstanding Teacher-Leader Award from the Arc of Northern Virginia, 2011 Citizen of the Year award from the Omicron Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 2013 Nancy Sprague Leadership Award from Fairfax County Public Schools, 2014 Fairfax County Federation of Teachers’ Top Rated Principal award, and 2021 Outstanding Principal Award from Fairfax County Public Schools; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Lindsay Trout, principal of Terraset Elementary School, hereby be commended for her decades of service as an educator and school administrator; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lindsay Trout as an expression of the House of Delegates’ appreciation for her work to support the needs of children, families, communities, and other school leaders within the Commonwealth.
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 753
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout, an outstanding teacher and school administrator with Fairfax County Public Schools since 1995, has ably served as principal of Terraset Elementary School for 10 years; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout received a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in special education and Spanish from James Madison University in 1995 and received a master’s degree in educational leadership from George Mason University in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout has served as a special education teacher for more than 15 years and has supported students with mild to severe disabilities at both the elementary and secondary school levels; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout instituted multiple peer-to-peer mentoring programs for students that resulted in increased student attendance in school and enhanced student behavioral successes; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout has previously taken on the leadership roles of assistant student activities director and assistant principal at South Lakes High School; and
WHEREAS, since 2012, Lindsay Trout has served as principal of Terraset Elementary School, and during her tenure, she has bolstered academic programming for all students, increased family engagement, and enhanced the participation of fathers in their child’s education; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout was elected by her fellow local elementary school principals to represent and advocate for them as president of the Fairfax Association of Elementary School Principals during the 2019–2020 school year; and
WHEREAS, Lindsay Trout has earned many awards and accolades, including the 2000 Disney American Teacher of the Year Nominee, 2001 Outstanding Teacher Award and 2004 Outstanding Teacher-Leader Award from the Arc of Northern Virginia, 2011 Citizen of the Year award from the Omicron Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 2013 Nancy Sprague Leadership Award from Fairfax County Public Schools, 2014 Fairfax County Federation of Teachers’ Top Rated Principal award, and 2021 Outstanding Principal Award from Fairfax County Public Schools; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Lindsay Trout, principal of Terraset Elementary School, hereby be commended for her decades of service as an educator and school administrator; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lindsay Trout as an expression of the House of Delegates’ appreciation for her work to support the needs of children, families, communities, and other school leaders within the Commonwealth.