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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Isabel Tellez,
4Principal at Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago, on her many
5years of hard work and dedication to the education of young
6people; and
 
7    WHEREAS, She received her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from
8Northeastern Illinois University in 1987; she received her
9Master of Science in Education from the National College of
10Education in 1989; she received her second Master of Science in
11Education from Chicago State University in 1991; and she
12received a Certificate of Advanced Study in School
13Administration from National Louis University in 1998; and
 
14    WHEREAS, She began her teaching career at Alcott Elementary
15School in 1987; she moved to the Department of Truancy
16Prevention with the Chicago Public Schools in 1992; she later
17moved to the Department of Funded Programs in 2000; she served
18as Management Support Director for Cluster Two in the Chicago
19Public Schools from 2004 to 2005; in 2005, she accepted the
20position of Assistant Principal at F.W. Reilly Elementary
21School; and in 2009, she was appointed the Principal at Kelvyn
22Park High School; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Under Isabel Tellez's leadership, academic
2achievement and Freshman on Track increased, standardized test
3scores increased, attendance rate increased, and acts of
4misconduct decreased during her first year as principal at
5Kelvyn Park High School; and
 
6    WHEREAS, She is a hard worker, dedicated to making school a
7positive environment for her students, and is loved by her
8community; during her time as Principal she has initiated a
9"Safe Passage" area around the school, personally keeping gangs
10and gang intimidation away from her students; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we thank Isabel Tellez for her years of dedicated service in
14the education field and for her dedication and commitment to
15the Kelvyn Park High School community and wish her the best in
16all her future endeavors and a prompt recovery; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Isabel Tellez as a symbol of our respect and
20esteem.