HR0576 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Mindy McMahon on the occasion of her retirement as principal of Madison School in District 181 after 23 years; and

WHEREAS, Mindy McMahon has been the principal at Madison School since 1992; from 1991 to 1992, she held an Administrative Internship in District 181; from 1989 to 1992, she was the District K-8 Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator for District 181; from 1986 to 1989, she was the District Gifted Coordinator for grades 3-5 in District 108 Highland Park; from 1985 to 1986, she was the fifth grade teacher at Braeside Elementary in District 108 Highland Park; from 1984 to 1985, she was the Learning Disabilities Teacher and Reading Specialist in District 108 Highland Park; from 1980 to 1984, she was the fourth grade teacher at Montrose Elementary in Bexley, Ohio; and from 1979 to 1980, she was a kindergarten teacher at Jasper Elementary in Jeffersonville, Ohio; and

WHEREAS, During Mindy McMahon's tenure, the United States Department of Education presented Madison School with the Blue Ribbon Award; in 2014, Betterschools.org listed Madison School as one of the Top 50 Public Elementary Schools in the U.S.; in 2014, the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance named Madison School as a Blue Ribbon School; and

WHEREAS, Mindy McMahon earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Ohio State University in 1979, her Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Ohio State University in 1983, her Certificate of Advanced Study in Curriculum and Instruction from the National College of Education in Evanston in 1988, and her Doctoral Studies in Instructional Leadership at National Louis University in 1989; and

WHEREAS, Mindy McMahon has worked with the Illinois Principals Association, the Midwest Principals Center, Inc., and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; she is a member of Phi Delta Kappan; and

WHEREAS, Mindy McMahon and her husband, Jim, have 2 children, Paige and Davis; she is a Church Elder for Personnel and Worship and a Sunday school teacher; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Mindy McMahon on the occasion of her retirement as principal of Madison School in District 181 after 23 years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mindy McMahon as an expression of our esteem and respect.