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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Those individuals who minister to the education |
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| and well-being of our children are worthy of the highest |
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| respect and admiration; and
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| WHEREAS, Melissa Cockburn and Sheila Stowers, both of Mt. |
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| Vernon, recently achieved National Board Certification; these |
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| accomplished teachers received notice of their achievement |
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| from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in |
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| late November of 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Melissa Cockburn works with students in early |
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| childhood through young adulthood and is an exceptional needs |
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| specialist at Mt. Vernon High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Sheila Stowers specializes in adolescence and |
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| young adulthood and teaches English language arts at Mount |
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| Vernon High School; and
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| WHEREAS, National Board Certification is the teaching |
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| profession's highest credential and the only route to the |
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| Illinois Master Certificate; teachers who achieve it have spent |
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| one year and hundreds of hours videotaping their teaching, |
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| analyzing student work, and documenting their ability to help |
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| all learners achieve to high standards; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, Illinois has 1,573 National Board |
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| Certified Teachers (NBCTs) and ranks eighth in the nation in |
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| the total number of NBCTs; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we recognize the hard work and dedication of Melissa Cockburn |
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| and Sheila Stowers that led to their achievement of National |
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| Board Certification; and be it further
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