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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are 
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pleased to congratulate Nokomis Community Unit School District 
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22 on Nokomis Early Childhood/American Pride earning national 
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accreditation from the National Association for the Education 
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of Young Children (NAEYC); and

 
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    WHEREAS, Nokomis Early Childhood/American Pride located in 
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Nokomis is one of the first early childhood programs to earn 
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accreditation from the National Association for the Education 
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of Young Children (NAEYC) under the Association's new system; 
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NAEYC is the nation's leading organization of early childhood 
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professionals; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  Nokomis Early Childhood/American Pride has been 
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serving children and families in the community for nineteen 
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years through a State funded grant, and NAEYC accredited since 
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May 1997; the  mission of Nokomis Early Childhood/American Pride 
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is to provide a safe environment in which children of varied 
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abilities and backgrounds can learn; through educational 
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experiences children will grow to be self-disciplined, 
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respectful, responsible, productive students, who use 
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appropriate social skills; and

 
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    WHEREAS, To earn NAEYC Accreditation in the new system, 
 


 






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Nokomis Early Childhood went through an extensive self-study 
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process, measuring the program and its services against the ten 
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new NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and more than 400 
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related Accreditation Criteria; the program received NAEYC 
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Accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to 
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ensure that the program meets each of the ten NAEYC program 
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standards; NAEYC-accredited programs are also subject to 
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unannounced visits during their accreditation, which lasts for 
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five years; therefore, be it

 


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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the staff of 
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Nokomis Early Childhood/American Pride on receiving National 
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accreditation from the National Association for the Education 
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of Young Children (NAEYC); and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to Jean Chrostoski, Superintendent of Nokomis 
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Community Unit School District 22, and James Rupert, director 
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of Nokomis Early Childhood/American Pride, as symbols of our 
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respect and esteem.