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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Those individuals who devote their entire lives to |
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| the education of children are worthy of the highest praise; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Bettye J. Richardson has spent 42 years |
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| dedicated to the education of children, 33 years in secondary |
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| education within the Chicago Public Schools System and 9 years |
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| in administration; she is retiring on June 30, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Richardson has been a significant force |
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| behind many of the accomplishments and successes at Edward F. |
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| Dunne Elementary School, where she is principal; she has |
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| provided leadership and supervision to administration, |
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| instructional, clerical, and student support staff; she has |
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| managed over 6,000 elementary school students during her tenure |
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| as principal; and
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| WHEREAS, She has also worked along side her dedicated staff |
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| to have Edward F. Dunne Elementary School recognized by the |
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| Chicago Public Schools Office of Accountability as "The School |
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| of Distinction"; this recognition was due to the students' |
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| outstanding achievements in reading and mathematics on state |
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| level tests; and
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| WHEREAS, She directed an elementary and high school |
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| "Connect Program", which allowed Dunne Elementary School |
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| eighth graders the opportunity to take classes and receive high |
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| school credit; and
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| WHEREAS, She has been called "The Preacher Teacher" by many |
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| of her colleagues because of her commitment to doing "Nothing |
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| Less Than Her Best"; 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 |