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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois join with Representative Monique Davis in 
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congratulating Charles L. Alexander, Principal of Morgan Park 
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High School, on the occasion of his retirement after 40 years 
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of service in the field of education; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Alexander holds degrees from the University of 
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Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas (B.A., History and 
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Government); Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago 
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(M.ED., Urban Education); and Chicago State University Chicago 
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(M.A., Educational Administration; he continued his education 
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at Northeastern Illinois University, Governors State 
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University, Chicago State University, and completed 36 hours of 
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graduate study in the Staff Development Program through the 
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Chicago Board of Education; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He began his educational career as a history 
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teacher at DuSable; in 1970, he moved to Morgan Park High 
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School as a history teacher, where he went on to hold the 
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positions of Dean of Students, Assistant Principal, and finally 
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Principal; from 1970 to 1975, he worked with the YMCA, and he 
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worked as a CETA Program Specialist for The Mayors Summer Youth 
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Employment Program for the Chicago Board of Education from 1976 
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to 1998; he also served as the JPTA Coordinator for the Chicago 
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Board of Education from 1983 to 1990 and as an instructor in 
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the City College of Chicago Adult Evening School from 1981 to 
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1983; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Alexander received the Principal of 
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Excellence Award in 1995 and the Outstanding Principal 
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Leadership Award in 1998; he is a member of the Chicago 
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Principals and Administrators Association, the NAACP, Phi 
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Delta Kappa Education Fraternity, NASSP, and the Association 
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for Supervision and Curriculum Development; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He served as a member of the Board of Directors of 
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Omega Associates, LTD., and on the Board of Directors of the 
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Afro-American Youth Society; he is a member of Omega Psi Phi 
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Fraternity, WayFarer's Lodge #128 F & A M, and St. John Church -
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 Baptist, where he is a member of the Board of Deacons; 
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therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Charles Alexander on the occasion of his 
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retirement, and we thank him for his many years of dedication 
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to the education of students in the State of Illinois; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Alexander as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.