HR0348 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ruth Cross on her retirement from Naperville Community Unit School District 203; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Cross is married to Thomas Cross; she is the mother of four children, Tom, Brad, Scott, and Kennedy, and has 10 grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Cross has a long and distinguished career in education; she taught 4th grade students at P.H. Miller Elementary School in Plano from 1973 to 1975 and taught 4th and 5th grade students at Centennial Elementary School in Plano from 1975 to 1979; she became math coordinator in Plano from 1979 to 1981; she went on to teach 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students in the gifted program at Independence Elementary School in Bolingbrook from 1981 to 1984; she moved to Wood View Elementary School in Bolingbrook in 1984 to teach gifted 3rd grade students; in 1987 she became associate principal at North View Elementary School in Bolingbrook; she went on to serve as principal at Ellsworth Elementary School in Naperville in 1989, and then became principal of Mill Street Elementary School in Naperville in 1993, where she served until 2004; her current position, from which she is retiring, is Assistant Superintendent for School Programs and Services for Naperville Community Unit School District 203; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Cross is a distinguished lecturer, giving lectures on I Can Problem Solve for audiences in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri; and

WHEREAS, Ruth Cross has been an active member of her community; she is a member of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning; she was appointed to the Children Mental Health Partnership in 2003; she is a member of the Board of the Naperville United Way, as well as being an avid supporter of the Naperville Education Foundation, Little Friends, and the Heritage YMCA; and

WHEREAS, During her retirement, Ruth Cross will work for the Regional Office of Education conducting workshops on professional development with social and emotional learning teams in school districts throughout DuPage County; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Ruth Cross on the occasion of her retirement from Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and wish her the best in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Ruth Cross.