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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has served as an educator for 
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Community Consolidated School District 59, where she taught for 
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many years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has always demonstrated the 
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highest degree of creativity, care, good judgment, and 
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enthusiasm during her tenure as an educator, thereby providing 
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commitment and direction to her students and colleagues; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has taught first grade and has 
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served as a reading resource and gifted education teacher at 
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Rupley School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie taught math and literature and 
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composition at Friendship Junior High School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has been vital to the quality of 
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excellence provided by School District 59 and Elk Grove 
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Village; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie was the first teacher in District 
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59 to earn National Board Certification, the highest honor in 
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the teaching profession; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has been involved in the 
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development of The Character Counts program for the district's 
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schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie served for two years in the 
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Instruction Department as Teacher Leader for Staff Development 
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and as coordinator of the Character Counts! Initiative; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie expanded the outreach of the 
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Character program by being instrumental in the formation of the 
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Community Character Coalition of Elk Grove, which includes 
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local businesses as well as government and community 
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organizations; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has been a devoted teacher since 
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she earned her bachelor's degree in education from Northern 
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Illinois University in 1970 and her master's in special 
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education from Northeastern Illinois University in 1974; 
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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, that we 
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congratulate Community Consolidated School District 59 
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educator Birdie Bisceglie on the occasion of her retirement and 
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thank her for her dedication to the students, parents, and 
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staff of School District 59; and be it further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Birdie Bisceglie as a token of our respect and 
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esteem, with our best wishes for a fulfilling retirement.