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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the 
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members of the House of Representatives of the State of 
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Illinois are pleased to congratulate Joyce E. Bristow on the 
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occasion of her retirement as the Area Instruction Officer for 
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Area 16 of the Chicago Public Schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In her position, she provided professional 
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development and instructional support to 32 elementary school 
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principals, assistant principals, and leadership teams in the 
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Morgan Park, Beverly, and Roseland communities; her specific 
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responsibilities included assisting schools in utilizing 
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available resources to implement effective improvement plans 
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and working with local school councils to identify and hire the 
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best possible principals; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Under Mrs. Bristow's leadership, numerous 
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educational improvement initiatives were implemented in Area 
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16, including quarterly professional development meetings for 
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assistant principals, leadership teams, and learning 
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communities in every school, the creation of school probation 
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liaisons to conduct weekly school visits and walk-throughs, and 
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regularly scheduled high school articulation meetings with 
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elementary school principals and teachers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Bristow also served as Chief State Liaison 
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Officer for the Chicago Public Schools and Officer for the 
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Department of Academic Preparatory Centers, Middle Schools, 
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and C.A.R.E. program; as Chief Liaison, she represented the 
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Chief Executive Officer in direct communication with the 
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Illinois State Board of Education, serving on State committees, 
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task forces, councils, and other working groups; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Prior to serving as Area Instruction Officer, Mrs. 
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Bristow was the Executive Assistant to the Chief Education 
 


 






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Officer, and she also served as the principal of Robert A. 
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Black Magnet School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Bristow graduated from Harlan High School, 
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received her undergraduate degree from Tennessee State 
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University, and earned advanced degrees from Northwestern and 
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Chicago State Universities; she is a member of numerous 
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organizations, including the National Alliance of Black School 
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Educators, the National Principals Association, the 
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Association of Curriculum and Development, and the Chicago 
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Principals and Administrators Association; 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 Mrs. Joyce E. Bristow on the occasion of her 
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retirement; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mrs. Bristow as an expression of our esteem.