Full Text of HR0411 95th General Assembly
HR0411 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 |
| members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to | 4 |
| congratulate Corene S. Washington, Principal of Rudyard | 5 |
| Kipling Fine Arts School, on her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Corene S. Washington is recognized as an achiever | 7 |
| and lifelong learner; she earned a Bachelors of Science Degree | 8 |
| from Tuskegee University, a Master of Arts Degree in Human | 9 |
| Services Counseling and a Master of Arts Degree in Education | 10 |
| Administration - Chicago State and Governor's State | 11 |
| Universities; she completed additional graduate studies in | 12 |
| math at the Illinois Institute of Technology; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington has devoted 40 years to educating | 14 |
| students in Chicago Public Schools; her duties have included | 15 |
| classroom teacher, counselor/special education case manager, | 16 |
| program evaluator staff developer and principal; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington's philosophy about the education | 18 |
| of children has been grounded in her firm and sincere belief | 19 |
| that all children can learn and are entitled to a superior | 20 |
| education that will allow them to experience the best possible | 21 |
| quality of life, and that children who are properly nurtured | 22 |
| and challenged can and will excel; she has been a strong |
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| advocate of the importance of positive self images and high | 2 |
| expectations for children; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington has worked tirelessly with staff, | 4 |
| parents, and the community to create positive change at Kipling | 5 |
| School; she was influential in the creation of a partnership | 6 |
| with Trinity United Church of Christ to create a Reading | 7 |
| Tutorial for students needing intervention and a male mentoring | 8 |
| program for male students; under Mrs. Washington's direction, | 9 |
| in 1995 Kipling was among the first 100 CPS schools to secure | 10 |
| internet access and updated computer technology for every | 11 |
| classroom; she has been successful at writing proposals to | 12 |
| secure funds for implementing and sustaining a Fine Arts | 13 |
| Program at Kipling; during her time at Rudyard Kipling Fine | 14 |
| Arts School, academic achievement has improved to the extent | 15 |
| that 72% of the students now meet or exceed state standards; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington has active membership in numerous | 18 |
| organizations; she is a member of the Chicago Principal & | 19 |
| Administrators Association, the National Association of | 20 |
| Elementary School Principals, the Illinois Principals | 21 |
| Association, The Association for Supervision & Curriculum | 22 |
| Development, the Board of Directors-Beatrice Caffrey Youth | 23 |
| Services, and the Tuskegee University National Alumni | 24 |
| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, During her professional career, Mrs. Washington | 2 |
| has been recognized with many awards, including Outstanding | 3 |
| Service to Beacon Neighborhood House, Oppenheimer Foundation | 4 |
| for Meritorious Service to Guidance and Counseling, The Ora | 5 |
| Higgins Youth Leadership Award, The Beulah A. G. Smith | 6 |
| Scholarship Foundation Award Connections "Black Pearl Woman of | 7 |
| Excellence Award", The Chicago Assistant Principal Association | 8 |
| Outstanding Leadership Award and The 21st Ward Woman of | 9 |
| Excellence Award; she was a finalist for The CPS Outstanding | 10 |
| Leadership Award and received the Tuskegee University Alumni | 11 |
| Merit Award for 2006; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington is an active member of Park Manor | 13 |
| Christian Church where she has served as teacher in VBS, Youth | 14 |
| Counselor, Secretary to the general board, trustee, chair | 15 |
| person of the general board and the Christian Education | 16 |
| Leadership Training Committee. She currently serves as an | 17 |
| elder, facilitator of the Young at heart Bible Class and member | 18 |
| of two women's fellowship groups - The Friends and The Spires; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Washington is the proud mother of three sons, | 21 |
| Michael, Eric and Booker III; she has three grandchildren, | 22 |
| Akili, Ajani and Solomon Washington; and |
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| WHEREAS, On June 16th, 2007 a retirement party will be held | 2 |
| in Corene Washington's honor; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate Corene S. Washington on her retirement and wish | 6 |
| her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Corene S. Washington as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 |
| respect.
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