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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Principal Karen Calloway
4of Kenwood Academy on the occasion of her receiving the
5prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Awards, sponsored by the Golden
8Apple Foundation, honor excellence in teaching and school
9leadership; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Karen Calloway was one of two school principals
11selected to receive The Golden Apple Award for Excellence in
12Leadership in the State of Illinois out of 130 nominations;
13her award includes a $5,000 award for her use and an additional
14$5,000 for a project of her choosing to benefit Kenwood
15Academy; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Karen Calloway, a lifelong resident of Chicago's
17south side, graduated from Lindblom Technical High School; she
18earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lewis
19University; she continued her studies at Lewis University and
20now holds master's degrees in both psychology and education
21administration; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Karen Calloway has worked at Kenwood Academy for
2more than two decades, beginning as a guidance counselor in
32001; she held several other positions at the school,
4including assistant principal, before accepting the position
5of principal in July 2018; and
 
6    WHEREAS, During her tenure at Kenwood Academy, Karen
7Calloway has led her team in building systems and processes to
8have a nurturing and encouraging student culture; she has also
9been responsible for building and expanding the Kenwood
10Academy National College Tour Calendar, exposing students to
11college and universities throughout the country; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Karen Calloway has been nominated and received
13several awards for her work in education, including being
14named a Drive Award finalist, a 2005 Suave Award finalist, a
152006 Suave Award winner, the 2011 Alpha Kappa Alpha Educator
16of the Year, and the 2012 Distinguished Educator by Lewis
17University; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Karen Calloway possesses an innate and genuine
19desire to nurture, encourage, and build student leaders; she
20is extremely passionate about developing students, motivating
21them both to discover their value and to claim their place as
22college-bound scholars; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Karen Calloway has stated her intent to continue
2working at Kenwood Academy; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate Principal Karen Calloway on receiving the
6Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership, and we
7commend her for her dedication to the students, community, and
8staff; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Karen Calloway as an expression of our esteem and
11respect.