Bill Text: IL HR0217 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Briana Morales on being named the 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0217 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0217-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Briana Morales on being | ||||||
4 | named the 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois | ||||||
5 | State Board of Education (ISBE); and
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6 | WHEREAS, In the seventh grade, one of Briana Morales's | ||||||
7 | teachers taught her coping skills and how to process pain | ||||||
8 | through writing poetry, which inspired her to pursue a career | ||||||
9 | in education; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Briana Morales received her Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
11 | English Teacher Education from St. Ambrose University and her | ||||||
12 | Master of Education from the American College of Education; | ||||||
13 | she is currently working on completing her Doctor of Education | ||||||
14 | through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Briana Morales has taught at the Gordon Bush | ||||||
16 | Alternative Center in East St. Louis School District 189 since | ||||||
17 | 2018, inspiring her students while leading instruction in | ||||||
18 | English and African American literature; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Briana Morales serves as a national senior | ||||||
20 | research fellow with Teach Plus, where she focuses on | ||||||
21 | advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion for students; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In 2019, Briana Morales co-directed a student-led | ||||||
2 | initiative to teach nonviolence principles to youth in the | ||||||
3 | Orr-Weathers housing development, supporting her teen leaders | ||||||
4 | to earn a national certification as Peace Warriors; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Briana Morales is an active member of her | ||||||
6 | community and a caring foster parent to a 16 year old; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we congratulate Briana Morales on being named the 2023 | ||||||
11 | Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of | ||||||
12 | Education (ISBE); and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to Briana Morales as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
15 | respect.
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