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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives wish to congratulate Principal Brian Kelly,
4		Ed.D. on the occasion of being a finalist for the 2024 Golden
5		Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership; and
6		WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Awards, sponsored by the Golden
7		Apple Foundation, honor excellence in teaching and school
8		leadership; and
9		WHEREAS, Out of more than 100 nominations, Dr. Kelly was
10		one of five school principals named as a finalist for the
11		Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership in the State
12		of Illinois; and
13		WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly, a Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
14		graduate, received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and
15		Master of Education from DePaul University, his Master of Arts
16		in Special Education and Teaching from the University of
17		Illinois at Chicago (UIC), his Master of Education in
18		Educational Leadership and Administration from Concordia
19		University Chicago, and his Doctor of Education in Urban
20		Education and Leadership from UIC; and
21		WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly has served as the principal at Dr.

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1		Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School (King
2		College Prep) since 2019; he began his career at CPS as a
3		social studies teacher and special education teacher for
4		students with behavioral and emotional disorders and specific
5		learning disabilities, working at Morgan Park High School and
6		George Westinghouse College Preparatory High School before
7		serving as an assistant principal at John F. Kennedy High
8		School; and
9		WHEREAS, During his tenure at King College Prep, Dr. Kelly
10		has led educators in building systems and processes to improve
11		the student experience and increase student achievement; under
12		his direction, the school's annual attendance rate has
13		increased from 89% to 94%, its enrollment has grown nearly
14		50%, its participation in athletic programs has tripled, its
15		GPA has increased from 2.59 to 3.80, and its four-year
16		graduation rate has reached over 99%; and
17		WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly has previously received an award for
18		Excellence in Administration from the Those Who Excel &
19		Teacher of the Year program by the Illinois State Board of
20		Education in 2023; he has also served as a leadership lab
21		practitioner for the Cahn Fellowship, an organization that
22		provides advanced leadership development for talented school
23		leaders in large metropolitan areas; and

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1		WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly believes in creating an environment
2		where leaders model the expectations they have for those
3		around them and lead with the heart, and he has worked to
4		measure outcomes in learning for their intended impact while
5		creating an environment where students have a balance of
6		academics, extracurricular and athletic activities, and social
7		development opportunities; therefore, be it
8		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9		HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10		we congratulate Principal Brian Kelly, Ed.D. on being a
11		finalist for the 2024 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in
12		Leadership, and we commend him for his dedication to the
13		students, community, and staff of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
14		College Preparatory High School; and be it further