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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Kathleen Lange was chosen as the 2005 National
3 Education Association-ESP of the Year; she was also chosen as
4 the Illinois Education Association-ESP of the Year in 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, IEA-ESP membership exceeds 23,000; its members
6 are actively involved in the association at the local, state,
7 and national levels, in their community organizations, and in
8 school restructuring efforts as partners with their teachers
9 and administrative colleagues; the IEA-ESP award is meant to
10 further emphasize the contributions of Educational Support
11 Professionals to their association, schools, and community;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, The National Education Association-ESP has over
14 375,000 members and, each year, one of the 50 state association
15 awardees is chosen as the NEA-ESP of the Year; and
 
16     WHEREAS, As the recipient of the NEA-ESP of the Year award,
17 Ms. Lange receives $10,000; she is donating the entire award to
18 the RAINBOWS Program in District 59; RAINBOWS is an
19 international, not-for-profit organization that fosters
20 emotional healing among children grieving a loss from a
21 life-altering crisis, such as divorce, death, or severe
22 illness; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Since 1995, she has worked as a Health Care
24 Assistant in a K-5 elementary school; after developing an
25 electronic log for student visits that is now used
26 district-wide at all 14 schools, she accepted a temporary
27 assignment in the Technology Department in November 2004, where
28 she assists members in achieving data quality objectives within
29 the district's web-based database; and
 
30     WHEREAS, When Salt Creek School applied to The Lincoln

 

 

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1 Foundation for the 2004 Lincoln Award for progress toward
2 excellence, she was asked to join the writing team; Salt Creek
3 won the Lincoln Bronze Award for their commitment to adopt and
4 apply continuous improvement principles in their school; and
 
5     WHEREAS, After serving as an Association Representative
6 for two years, she was the first ESP elected as president of
7 her wall-to-wall local; in 2002, she was elected as Region
8 Chair, the first time an ESP was elected to serve as Chair of
9 Region 43; as the chair of Region 43, she has worked to help
10 certified members and ESP members see the "common ground" that
11 is shared by all IEA-NEA members; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 we congratulate Kathleen Lange on being chosen as the NEA-ESP
15 of the Year 2005 and wish her the very best in her future
16 endeavors; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Kathleen Lange as an expression of our admiration
19 and esteem.