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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mary Woitas of 
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Columbus West School in Cicero on the occasion of being a 
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recipient of a 2008 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching 
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Award; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching 
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Awards is the first awards program to formally recognize the 
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contributions of teachers working with children from infancy 
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through third grade; the educators selected for this award 
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exemplify the best practices of quality early childhood 
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teaching, namely dedication, innovation, leadership, respect 
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for children and their families, and commitment to professional 
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growth; the awards program is sponsored by the McCormick 
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Tribune Foundation and the Dolores Kohl Education Foundation; 
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the education program of the McCormick Tribune Foundation has 
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committed more than $40 million in resources and expertise to 
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improve the quality of early childhood education in the 
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metropolitan Chicago area since 2000; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mary Woitas was selected as one of 5 outstanding 
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Chicago educators eligible for the award; as a representative 
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of outstanding education, she will receive a $5,000 cash award, 
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a $1,000 cash award for her school, a classroom visit from the 
 


 






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StoryBus, a classroom field trip to and a day of professional 
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development from the Kohl Chicago Children's Museum, a 
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graduate-level course at Chicago's renowned Erikson Institute, 
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and induction into the Kohl McCormick Academy of Outstanding 
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Educators; she will receive her prizes at the Kohl McCormick 
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Early Childhood Teaching Awards luncheon ceremony on June 3, 
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2008 in Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mary Woitas' dedication to her profession and her 
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willingness to serve her community make her a model for the 
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people of the State of Illinois; 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 Mary Woitas on the occasion of being a recipient 
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of a 2008 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award and 
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wish her continued success and happiness in the future; 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 Mary Woitas as a symbol of our esteem and respect.