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WHEREAS: Sara Reese is an exceptional and distinguished champion of students and careers in trade; and

WHEREAS: Sara Reese, as the Career Counselor & Cooperative Education Advisor at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School in the Rindge School of Technical Arts (CRLS/RSTA) has been strengthening the relationship between the ACE Mentor Program and CRLS since 2020; and

WHEREAS: Sara Reese played a critical role in the ACE Mentor Trade Day 2022, an event open to all high school students in the Greater Boston Area that introduced students to careers in trade through hands-on activities, meetings with union members, and educating about opportunities and

WHEREAS: Sara Reese introduced the ACE Mentor Program to pivotal educators and administrators that were all necessary to the event, as well as personally recruiting students to attend; and

WHEREAS: The ACE Mentor Trade Day 2022 consisted of 65 students from 17 different high schools with 20 mentors and 25 tradespeople and the ACE Mentor Trade Day 2022 would not have been possible without Ms. Reese; and

WHEREAS: Since Sara Reese’s involvement in ACE Mentor Program, CRLS students involved in the program has grown by 250%; and

WHEREAS: Sara Reese is a continuous advocate for trade opportunities and industry connections for youth and CRLS students helping ACE present in a multitude of classrooms this past fall to recruit, connect, and inspire students; therefore, be it

RESOLVED: That the Cambridge School Committee go on record honoring and appreciating Sara Reese’s outstanding impacts for expanding trade opportunities for high school students and thus promoting success for them in their post-secondary endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED: That a formal copy of this resolution be prepared by the Executive Secretary to the School Committee and be forwarded to Sara Reese.