Full Text of HR0432 96th General Assembly
HR0432 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Sandra | 4 |
| Fontanez-Phelan on the occasion of her retirement as principal | 5 |
| of Kelvyn Park High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Fontanez-Phelan was born in Las Piedras, | 7 |
| Puerto Rico; she was raised on Chicago's South Side in the | 8 |
| Bridgeport neighborhood; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Fontanez-Phelan has been the first to graduate | 10 |
| elementary school, high school, and college in her family; she | 11 |
| is a graduate of Healy Elementary School and Tilden High School | 12 |
| in Chicago; she is a graduate of the University of Illinois, | 13 |
| where she earned her Bachelor's and Master's of Arts in | 14 |
| Education; she then completed her doctoral studies at Illinois | 15 |
| State University in Administration and Special Education; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Fontanez-Phelan has dedicated the last 36 | 17 |
| years to educating high school youth; she has held many | 18 |
| positions, including teacher, counselor, bilingual special | 19 |
| education master teacher, assistant principal, manager, | 20 |
| coordinator, director of special education, Compliance and Due | 21 |
| Process Facilitator, Level I hearing officer for the State of | 22 |
| Illinois, Director in the Office of High School Programs, |
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| Middle School Principal, and High School Principal; and
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| WHEREAS, During Dr. Fontanez-Phelan's tenure as principal | 3 |
| of Kelvyn Park High School, the school has experienced a true | 4 |
| renaissance; she has been instrumental in gaining the | 5 |
| community's trust in her and the school, with her inclusive | 6 |
| style empowering students, parents, the community, and the | 7 |
| staff to effect change and instill the belief that Kelvyn Park | 8 |
| can and does provide a world class education in a neighborhood | 9 |
| school; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Fontanez-Phelan's career has also included | 11 |
| community work, counseling, creating university partnerships, | 12 |
| and summer employment training; she has devoted great amounts | 13 |
| of time to reaching out to the young people in her community | 14 |
| and has created programs to provide post-secondary | 15 |
| opportunities for her students; through her efforts, millions | 16 |
| of dollars in scholarships have been awarded over the past | 17 |
| seven years to the students in her school community; through | 18 |
| her involvement as a Board member for the Puerto Rican Arts | 19 |
| Alliance, she has helped her students value the contribution of | 20 |
| the arts; she has also been a proud member of NHAE for many | 21 |
| years; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Fontanez-Phelan currently resides on the | 23 |
| North Side of Chicago with her husband and her two sons; and |
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Fontanez-Phelan serves as a model of hard | 2 |
| work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 3 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate Dr. Sandra Fontanez-Phelan on the occasion of her | 7 |
| retirement and wish her many happy and healthy retirement | 8 |
| years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Dr. Sandra Fontanez-Phelan as a symbol of our | 11 |
| esteem and respect.
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