Full Text of HR0541 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Kelly Stewart on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as Superintendent of Benton | 5 | | Consolidated High School; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly Stewart grew up in Benton and graduated | 7 | | from Benton Consolidated High School; she subsequently | 8 | | attended Rend Lake College and completed her bachelor's degree | 9 | | at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she later | 10 | | earned her master's degree in curriculum and instruction and | 11 | | her doctorate in educational administration; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly Stewart began her career at Vienna | 13 | | Junior High as a math teacher, where she also coached girls | 14 | | basketball and softball, leading both teams to awards at the | 15 | | State level; she eventually moved to administration as | 16 | | Assistant Principal of Harrisburg High School and served as one | 17 | | of the first female athletic directors in Illinois; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After serving as Principal at Carterville, Dr. | 19 | | Kelly Stewart became Superintendent of Benton Consolidated | 20 | | High School, where she has been an innovative leader and has | 21 | | brought new technology, programs, and advanced curriculums to | 22 | | students in times of financial and budget hardships; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly Stewart is well known and respected in | 2 | | the community, serving on the Benton/West City Economic | 3 | | Development Board; she has also worked with the Franklin County | 4 | | Board to bring millions of dollars to Benton Consolidated High | 5 | | School; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly Stewart was appointed to the State | 7 | | Parent Leadership Council by 2 Illinois Governors; she also | 8 | | completed the prestigious Illinois School for Advanced | 9 | | Leadership in 2012 and was named the 2014 Superintendent of the | 10 | | Year for the State of Illinois; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After more than 20 years in school administration | 12 | | serving in a variety of roles in the Southern Illinois | 13 | | educational system, including as a teacher, principal, coach, | 14 | | and athletic director, Dr. Kelly Stewart continues to provide | 15 | | mentoring and leadership to new superintendents and educators | 16 | | across the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate Dr. Kelly Stewart on the occasion of her | 20 | | retirement as Superintendent of Benton Consolidated High | 21 | | School and wish her the best in all of her future endeavors; | 22 | | and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Dr. Kelly Stewart as an expression of our esteem | 3 | | and respect.
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