Bill Text: IL HR1462 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen on the occasion of the establishment of an educational scholarship for high school students in her name.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1462 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1462-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 Dr. Edna | ||||||
4 | Rowery-Allen on the occasion of the establishment of an | ||||||
5 | educational scholarship for high school students in her name; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen, a lifelong resident of East | ||||||
8 | St. Louis, has been an influential, inspirational, and | ||||||
9 | exceptional pillar in the development and the implementation of | ||||||
10 | gifted education in East St. Louis School District 189; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen has worked tirelessly with | ||||||
12 | other educators in School District 189 to provide an | ||||||
13 | educational environment that would meet the needs of gifted | ||||||
14 | students; what was formerly a pull-out program became the | ||||||
15 | avenue utilized for meeting those needs; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Throughout the course of her educational career, | ||||||
17 | Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen has promoted the importance of a | ||||||
18 | differentiated curriculum for students who were identified for | ||||||
19 | participation in the gifted program; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen has dedicated a lifetime of | ||||||
21 | service to advocating for the welfare of gifted students at the |
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1 | State and local levels; to accomplish this, she solicited the | ||||||
2 | support of State legislators, the Illinois State Board of | ||||||
3 | Education, the East St. Louis Board of Education, and District | ||||||
4 | Administrators to approve the implementation of self-contained | ||||||
5 | gifted classrooms for grades one through three, which were | ||||||
6 | created at the Martin Van Lucas Elementary School in 1980; the | ||||||
7 | success of the first three classes led to the creation of three | ||||||
8 | additional classes at the elementary level; the self-contained | ||||||
9 | classroom concept was later implemented at the middle school | ||||||
10 | and high school levels in School District 189; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The success of the self-contained classroom | ||||||
12 | concept became evident in 1989 when the East St. Louis School | ||||||
13 | Board voted to rename A. M. Jackson Elementary School as the A. | ||||||
14 | M. Jackson Math and Science Academy; six classes at Lucas | ||||||
15 | Elementary School, grades one through eight, moved into the new | ||||||
16 | site at the A. M. Jackson Math and Science Academy; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The great success of Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen is | ||||||
18 | based on the solid foundation instilled in her by her parents, | ||||||
19 | her commitment to her husband, children, grandchildren, and | ||||||
20 | great-grandchildren, and her faith; she is well-known | ||||||
21 | throughout School District 189 for her loving heart, her kind | ||||||
22 | spirit, and her willingness to give so much of herself to the | ||||||
23 | boys and girls of the school district and the community she | ||||||
24 | serves; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The Edna Rowery-Allen Scholarship has been | ||||||
2 | established in honor of her work in School District 189; the | ||||||
3 | scholarship will be awarded annually to high school graduates | ||||||
4 | in School District 189 who demonstrate outstanding leadership | ||||||
5 | and academic abilities; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | congratulate Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen on the occasion of the | ||||||
9 | establishment of an educational scholarship for high school | ||||||
10 | students in her name and thank her for her work in the | ||||||
11 | community; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
14 | and respect.
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