MS SC557

Commends Laura Bivins, a kindergarten math teacher at Ann Smith Elementary School in Madison County, for receiving Mississippi's 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

PAEMST, established in 1983, is the highest award K-12 math and science teachers can receive from the United States government

Bivins has taught kindergarten for 28 consecutive years and was named Ann Smith Elementary's Teacher of the Year and Madison County Teacher of the Year in 2018

Holds a B.S. and M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Mississippi College and is a National Board Certified Early Childhood Generalist

Resolution directs presentation to Laura Bivins and the Madison County Board of Education