2026 SPECIAL SESSION I

ENROLLED

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2021

Commending Erin Zeder.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, April 23, 2026

WHEREAS, Erin Zeder, an esteemed teacher with Virginia Beach City Public Schools, was named Kempsville Elementary School's Teacher of the Year for 2026; and

WHEREAS, Erin Zeder works tirelessly to create a learning environment that supports her students' needs and enables them to thrive; and

WHEREAS, with steadfast dedication to her students' well-being, Erin Zeder devotes time to recognizing and addressing the issues impacting her students, building their trust and improving their educational outcomes; and

WHEREAS, one of Erin Zeder's greatest strengths as an educator is her ability to forge relationships and bonds with her students and colleagues, while also helping her students better connect with one another; and

WHEREAS, with great compassion and a desire to help others, Erin Zeder has embodied the ideals of the education profession, helping to make Virginia Beach a more wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Erin Zeder hereby be commended for being named the 2026 Kempsville Elementary School Teacher of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Erin Zeder as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her contributions to the growth and development of young people in the Commonwealth.