Bill Text: IL HR1269 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Rosalind Kline-Thomas on the occasion of earning the Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from the Golden Apple Foundation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR1269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1269-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rosalind | ||||||
| 4 | Kline-Thomas on the occasion of earning the Golden Apple Award | ||||||
| 5 | for Teaching Excellence from the Golden Apple Foundation; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Since 1986, the Golden Apple Foundation has | ||||||
| 7 | recognized outstanding Chicago-area educators who make a | ||||||
| 8 | difference in the lives of their students; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Rosalind Kline-Thomas earned a bachelor's degree | ||||||
| 10 | in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of | ||||||
| 11 | Technology and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Spelman | ||||||
| 12 | College; she is also a graduate of the School of Education and | ||||||
| 13 | Social Policy's NU-TEACH alternative certification program and | ||||||
| 14 | a current student in the Master of Science in Education | ||||||
| 15 | program; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Rosalind Kline-Thomas is a former corporate buyer | ||||||
| 17 | and engineering major; with the help of the NU-TEACH program, | ||||||
| 18 | she gave up a successful career in the corporate world and | ||||||
| 19 | changed careers in order to fulfill a lifelong dream of | ||||||
| 20 | becoming a teacher; she currently serves as a mathematics | ||||||
| 21 | teacher and chair of the math department at the Michele Clark | ||||||
| 22 | Academic Prep High School in Chicago; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Rosalind Kline-Thomas received the prestigious | ||||||
| 2 | Golden Apple Award in only her 2nd year of teaching, a | ||||||
| 3 | testament to her dedication and talent; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, As a Golden Apple Award recipient, Rosalind | ||||||
| 5 | Kline-Thomas will receive a tuition-free, 6-month sabbatical | ||||||
| 6 | to study at Northwestern University and a $3,000 cash award; | ||||||
| 7 | she will also become a fellow of the Golden Apple Academy of | ||||||
| 8 | Educators; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Rosalind Kline-Thomas serves as a model of hard | ||||||
| 10 | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | congratulate Rosalind Kline-Thomas on the occasion of earning | ||||||
| 15 | the Golden Apple Award and wish her continued success and | ||||||
| 16 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Rosalind Kline-Thomas as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
| 19 | and respect.
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