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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representative are pleased to recognize Tracy Fisher,
4 recipient of the 2007 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching
5 Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Tracy Fisher has benefited the community of
7 Edgewater, by excelling in her role as a State Pre-Kindergarten
8 teacher at the Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Tracy Fisher was bestowed the honor of being
11 awarded among the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching
12 Awards for 2007; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Kohl McCormick awards are granted to educators
14 that exemplify the best practices of quality early childhood
15 teaching: dedication, innovation, leadership, respect for
16 children and their families, and commitment to professional
17 growth; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Visionaries like Tracy Fisher have excelled in
19 educating the youth of the State of Illinois in creative and
20 innovative ways to teach our youth by incorporating drama,
21 visual arts, and music to foster creative learning; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The Kohl McCormick Foundation reviewed more than
2 200 nominees and selected only five as award recipients; thus,
3 Tracy Fisher represents the best of the field in early
4 childhood education; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Early childhood education has been shown to
6 drastically reduce future crime rates, and investments in
7 quality child care and early childhood education do more than
8 pay significant returns to children, our future citizens; they
9 also benefit taxpayers and enhance economic vitality; and
 
10     WHEREAS, High-quality early childhood education helps
11 prepare young children to succeed in school and become better
12 citizens; they earn more, pay more taxes, and commit fewer
13 crimes; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Access to available and affordable choices of
15 early childhood learning programs helps working parents
16 fulfill their responsibilities; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Due to the positive effects on society of quality
18 early childhood education, leaders like Tracy Fisher are
19 working to ensure a better future for the children she teaches,
20 their families, and society as a whole; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Tracy Fisher on receiving the 2007 Kohl McCormick
4 Early Childhood Teaching Award, thank her for her dedication
5 and service to the citizens of Illinois, and wish her continued
6 success and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Tracy Fisher as a symbol of our esteem and
9 respect.