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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Edna 
4Rowery-Allen on the occasion of the establishment of an 
5educational scholarship for high school students in her name; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen, a lifelong resident of East 
8St. Louis, has been an influential, inspirational, and 
9exceptional pillar in the development and the implementation of 
10gifted education in East St. Louis School District 189; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen has worked tirelessly with 
12other educators in School District 189 to provide an 
13educational environment that would meet the needs of gifted 
14students; what was formerly a pull-out program became the 
15avenue utilized for meeting those needs; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Throughout the course of her educational career, 
17Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen has promoted the importance of a 
18differentiated curriculum for students who were identified for 
19participation in the gifted program; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen has dedicated a lifetime of 
21service to advocating for the welfare of gifted students at the 
 
 
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1State and local levels; to accomplish this, she solicited the 
2support of State legislators, the Illinois State Board of 
3Education, the East St. Louis Board of Education, and District 
4Administrators to approve the implementation of self-contained 
5gifted classrooms for grades one through three, which were 
6created at the Martin Van Lucas Elementary School in 1980; the 
7success of the first three classes led to the creation of three 
8additional classes at the elementary level; the self-contained 
9classroom concept was later implemented at the middle school 
10and high school levels in School District 189; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The success of the self-contained classroom 
12concept became evident in 1989 when the East St. Louis School 
13Board voted to rename A. M. Jackson Elementary School as the A. 
14M. Jackson Math and Science Academy; six classes at Lucas 
15Elementary School, grades one through eight, moved into the new 
16site at the A. M. Jackson Math and Science Academy; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, The great success of Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen is 
18based on the solid foundation instilled in her by her parents, 
19her commitment to her husband, children, grandchildren, and 
20great-grandchildren, and her faith; she is well-known 
21throughout School District 189 for her loving heart, her kind 
22spirit, and her willingness to give so much of herself to the 
23boys and girls of the school district and the community she 
24serves; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The Edna Rowery-Allen Scholarship has been 
2established in honor of her work in School District 189; the 
3scholarship will be awarded annually to high school graduates 
4in School District 189 who demonstrate outstanding leadership 
5and academic abilities; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
8congratulate Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen on the occasion of the 
9establishment of an educational scholarship for high school 
10students in her name and thank her for her work in the 
11community; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to Dr. Edna Rowery-Allen as a symbol of our esteem  
14and respect.