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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Briana Morales on being
4named the 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois
5State Board of Education (ISBE); and
 
6    WHEREAS, In the seventh grade, one of Briana Morales's
7teachers taught her coping skills and how to process pain
8through writing poetry, which inspired her to pursue a career
9in education; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Briana Morales received her Bachelor of Arts in
11English Teacher Education from St. Ambrose University and her
12Master of Education from the American College of Education;
13she is currently working on completing her Doctor of Education
14through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Briana Morales has taught at the Gordon Bush
16Alternative Center in East St. Louis School District 189 since
172018, inspiring her students while leading instruction in
18English and African American literature; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Briana Morales serves as a national senior
20research fellow with Teach Plus, where she focuses on
21advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion for students; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In 2019, Briana Morales co-directed a student-led
2initiative to teach nonviolence principles to youth in the
3Orr-Weathers housing development, supporting her teen leaders
4to earn a national certification as Peace Warriors; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Briana Morales is an active member of her
6community and a caring foster parent to a 16 year old;
7therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we congratulate Briana Morales on being named the 2023
11Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of
12Education (ISBE); and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Briana Morales as an expression of our esteem and
15respect.