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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Theresa Williams,
4 Elementary Education Teacher for Harvey School District 152, on
5 her retirement; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Theresa Williams earned her Bachelor of Arts in
7 Elementary Education from Roosevelt University in Chicago in
8 1973 and her Masters of Education in Curriculum Design from
9 Indiana Wesleyan University in 1995; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Theresa Williams has a long and distinguished
11 career in public school education; she has worked as a
12 Elementary Education Teacher for Harvey School District 152
13 since September 1973; she served as a Chapter 7 Reading
14 Resource Teacher where she gave individualized instruction to
15 at-risk and advanced placement students from 1976 to 1977; she
16 has served as an Intermediate Literacy Coach since September
17 2002, where she trains intermediate teachers on newly adopted
18 comprehension school reform models in the areas of reading and
19 writing, as well as providing staff development and in service
20 training sessions; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Theresa Williams has been involved in many
22 education-based organizations; she served as the HEA Special

 

 

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1 Services Chairperson from 1978 to 1982; she was the HEA Vice
2 President and IPACE Chairperson from 1985 to 1988; she served
3 on the Planning Committee for the District 152 Back to School
4 parade and fair in 1990; she served on various state committees
5 for the IEA from 1985 to 1995; she was the Chairperson for
6 Friendship Night for the NEA convention in July 2000; and she
7 served as the HEA President from 2002 to 2005; and
 
8     WHEREAS, A retirement celebration will be held in Theresa's
9 honor on May 18th, 2007; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12 congratulate Theresa Williams on her many years of service to
13 Harvey School District 152 and wish her continued success and
14 happiness in her retirement years; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Theresa Williams as a symbol of our esteem and
17 respect.