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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has served as an educator for
3 Community Consolidated School District 59, where she taught for
4 many years; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has always demonstrated the
6 highest degree of creativity, care, good judgment, and
7 enthusiasm during her tenure as an educator, thereby providing
8 commitment and direction to her students and colleagues; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has taught first grade and has
10 served as a reading resource and gifted education teacher at
11 Rupley School; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie taught math and literature and
13 composition at Friendship Junior High School; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has been vital to the quality of
15 excellence provided by School District 59 and Elk Grove
16 Village; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie was the first teacher in District
18 59 to earn National Board Certification, the highest honor in
19 the teaching profession; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has been involved in the
2 development of The Character Counts program for the district's
3 schools; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie served for two years in the
5 Instruction Department as Teacher Leader for Staff Development
6 and as coordinator of the Character Counts! Initiative; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie expanded the outreach of the
8 Character program by being instrumental in the formation of the
9 Community Character Coalition of Elk Grove, which includes
10 local businesses as well as government and community
11 organizations; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Birdie Bisceglie has been a devoted teacher since
13 she earned her bachelor's degree in education from Northern
14 Illinois University in 1970 and her master's in special
15 education from Northeastern Illinois University in 1974;
16 therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 congratulate Community Consolidated School District 59
20 educator Birdie Bisceglie on the occasion of her retirement and
21 thank her for her dedication to the students, parents, and
22 staff of School District 59; and be it further
 

 

 

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