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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Ellen Jones of Chicago, Illinois is retiring as
3 Principal of the Burnham/Anthony Inclusive Academy; and
4 WHEREAS, Ellen Jones taught in the Chicago public schools
5 for 33 years and was an elementary school principal for 7
6 years; and
7 WHEREAS, Ellen Jones began her teaching career on
8 February 4, 1957 and retired on January 31, 1997; and
9 WHEREAS, Ellen Jones attended McCosh Elementary school
10 and Englewood High School; she is a graduate of Chicago
11 Teachers College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts
12 degree in Education; she received her Master of Arts in Urban
13 Teacher Education from Governor's State University; and she
14 did post graduate work at the National College of Education
15 at Lewis University within the field of Supervision and
16 Administration; and
17 WHEREAS, Ellen Jones worked with her local school council
18 to establish a hot lunch and a breakfast program; all day
19 kindergarten; mini computer labs; State pre-kindergarten; 7th
20 and 8th grade within the elementary school; a program for
21 severe and profoundly disabled pupils; Cross/Categorical
22 Room; and students support math fundraiser used for St. Judes
23 Hospital for critically ill children; in addition, Ellen
24 Jones was an administrator of the IASA program at Our Lady
25 Gate of Heaven School; and
26 WHEREAS, Ellen Jones is an Ordained Deacon at the United
27 Church of Christ; a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; a
28 member of the Board of Directors of Jazz Unites; and
29 President of Woodlawn Revisited Inc., an organization
30 designed to give back to the community that its members grew
31 up in as children; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Ellen Jones on a job well done as a Principal
4 within the Chicago schools; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Ellen Jones.
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