Bill Text: IL HR0693 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizes Teresa Brown on being selected as the 2017 Illinois State Board of Education's Outstanding Early Career Educator.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-01-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0693 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0693-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to recognize Teresa Brown on being
selected as the 2017 Illinois State Board of Education's
Outstanding Early Career Educator; and
WHEREAS, Teresa Brown is a sixth-grade social studies
teacher at the Harrison Community Learning Center; previously,
she taught eighth-grade language arts at Manual Academy, where
she also coached girls track and softball and organized Black
History Month events and eighth-grade celebrations; and
WHEREAS, Teresa Brown graduated from Manual Academy and
attended Bradley University on an academic and partial track
scholarship in 1987; she left in 1990, but eventually returned,
earning a degree in education in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Never one to shy away from starting over, Teresa
Brown began teaching at 43; and
WHEREAS, Teresa Brown will accept the award at the state
board's annual Those Who Excel banquet in Normal; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

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HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
recognize Teresa Brown on being selected as the 2017 Illinois
State Board of Education's Outstanding Early Career Educator;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Teresa Brown as a symbol of our respect and
esteem.