Full Text of HR1142 95th General Assembly
HR1142 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sherrie Bell-Smith | | 4 |
| of Chicago on the occasion of being selected as a finalist for | | 5 |
| the 2008 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards; and
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| WHEREAS, The Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching | | 7 |
| Awards is the first awards program to formally recognize the | | 8 |
| contributions of teachers working with children from infancy | | 9 |
| through third grade; the educators selected for this award | | 10 |
| exemplify the best practices of quality early childhood | | 11 |
| teaching, namely dedication, innovation, leadership, respect | | 12 |
| for children and their families, and commitment to professional | | 13 |
| growth; and
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| WHEREAS, Sherrie Bell-Smith is an educator at the Chicago | | 15 |
| State University EHS Family Child Care Home in the Raise Up a | | 16 |
| Child program, a position that she has performed in with great | | 17 |
| integrity and dedication; and
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| WHEREAS, Sherrie Bell-Smith was selected as one of 17 | | 19 |
| outstanding Chicago educators eligible for the award; she will | | 20 |
| compete with the other 16 finalists in order to be selected as | | 21 |
| one of 5 representatives of quality early childhood education; | | 22 |
| each of the five representatives will receive a $5,000 cash |
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| award, a $1,000 cash award for the center, a classroom visit | | 2 |
| from the StoryBus, a classroom field trip to and a day of | | 3 |
| professional development from the Kohl Chicago Children's | | 4 |
| Museum, a graduate-level course at Chicago's renowned Erikson | | 5 |
| Institute, and induction into the Kohl McCormick Academy of | | 6 |
| Outstanding Educators; the recipients will receive these | | 7 |
| prizes at the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards | | 8 |
| luncheon ceremony on June 3, 2008 in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Sherrie Bell-Smith's dedication to her profession | | 10 |
| and her willingness to serve her community make her a model for | | 11 |
| the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 14 |
| congratulate Sherrie Bell-Smith of Chicago on the occasion of | | 15 |
| being selected as a finalist for the 2008 Kohl McCormick Early | | 16 |
| Childhood Teaching Awards, wish her luck in the final | | 17 |
| competition, and wish her continued success and happiness in | | 18 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 20 |
| presented to Sherrie Bell-Smith as a symbol of our esteem and | | 21 |
| respect.
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