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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Individuals who commit their lives to the
3 education of the students of Illinois are worthy of the highest
4 praise; and
 
5     WHEREAS, One such individual, Renee Payne, will be retiring
6 from her position at Saint Cajetan School in Chicago after 19
7 years of service; she served six years as a teacher, three
8 years as an assistant principal, and ten years as principal;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Ms. Payne brought the school into the new
11 millennium with state-of-the-art technology, brought an After
12 School Care Program to the school families, created a free
13 standing science lab, and instituted computer generated
14 programs for remediation and for enrichment; and
 
15     WHEREAS, She instituted the Discipline With Purpose
16 Program as a curriculum based self-directed discipline program
17 designed to help children develop the important skills of
18 self-discipline; presided over numerous improvements to the
19 school facilities and grounds; modernized the school library,
20 creating a library/media center; and facilitated Saint Cajetan
21 School's membership in the National Junior Honor Society, which
22 allows students to develop leadership skills through service
23 and academics; and
 
24     WHEREAS, For 19 years, Ms. Payne has made the business of
25 education at St. Cajetan School her life's work; she has been
26 steadfast in her dedication to the students, parents, and
27 faculty she serves; she has honored the St. Cajetan School
28 family with grace and good humor; her extraordinary capacity
29 for giving of herself is a gift that will be most fully
30 appreciated in its absence; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, She is known for her happy, sunny personality and
2 is approachable; she is recognized as a team builder and for
3 her leadership; and
 
4     WHEREAS, She treated all of the children of St. Cajetan
5 School as if they were her own and instilled those children
6 with a solid foundation of morals and values that we can all be
7 proud of; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we congratulate Renee Payne on the occasion of her retirement
11 from her position at Saint Cajetan School in Chicago after 19
12 years of service; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Ms. Payne as an expression of our esteem.