SJR41 Summary

• Commends John F. "Trey" Smith III, a 2021 recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest honor a teacher can receive from the U.S. government.

• Recognizes his career accomplishments including teaching at Morrison Elementary and Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, where he established a junior chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, robotics teams, and co-founded the Philadelphia Engineering and Math Challenge.

• Acknowledges his service as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in the U.S. Senate, where he helped secure bipartisan amendments to the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2016 relating to STEM and career and technical education.

• Highlights his work with the Philadelphia Writing Project since 2009, including co-leading grants totaling $285,000 from the National Writing Project and Library of Congress to create educational programs and curriculum materials.

• Notes his current teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Marian Anderson School in Philadelphia, along with his publications, presentations, and keynote addresses in education.