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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize and congratulate Monica | ||||||
| 4 | Maxey on being named to the 2023 Curriculum Associates Class | ||||||
| 5 | of Extraordinary Educators; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Monica Maxey, a special education teacher at | ||||||
| 7 | Summersville Grade School in Mount Vernon for the past 24 | ||||||
| 8 | years, has made an outstanding professional effort towards | ||||||
| 9 | improving the education and the lives of students in her | ||||||
| 10 | classroom, and she has served as an advocate for equitable | ||||||
| 11 | education to be available to and attainable for all children; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, In the classroom, Monica Maxey engages in | ||||||
| 14 | applying best practices while integrating technology and new | ||||||
| 15 | techniques to increase independence in learning; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Monica Maxey is one of 30 educators from 22 | ||||||
| 17 | states selected for exhibiting best-in-class use of I-Ready to | ||||||
| 18 | illustrate the growth and achievement of students; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Monica Maxey was selected for demonstrating | ||||||
| 20 | innovation and engagement practices for students and for being | ||||||
| 21 | an evangelist for high expectations and student achievement; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In honor of her efforts, Monica Maxey was | ||||||
| 3 | recently named to Curriculum Associates' 2023 Class of | ||||||
| 4 | Extraordinary Educators and joins 110 additional educators | ||||||
| 5 | from across the country in receiving this recognition; she was | ||||||
| 6 | described as a true "rock star" by Curriculum Associates Vice | ||||||
| 7 | President Emily McCann for her amazing work in the classroom; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Through this honor, Monica Maxey will be given | ||||||
| 10 | the opportunity for ongoing professional learning and | ||||||
| 11 | networking opportunities to help her continue to develop her | ||||||
| 12 | expertise; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Monica Maxey was born and raised in Mt. Vernon; | ||||||
| 14 | she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Southern | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois University and her Master of Science in Academic | ||||||
| 16 | Leadership from McKendree University; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Monica Maxey is the wife of Scott Maxey, and they | ||||||
| 18 | have two children, Damon and Emma; her interests include | ||||||
| 19 | spending time with family, travel, gardening, and photography; | ||||||
| 20 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we recognize Summersville Grade School Special Education | ||||||
| 3 | Teacher Monica Maxey for her extraordinary efforts in and out | ||||||
| 4 | of the classroom; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Monica Maxey for being | ||||||
| 6 | named to the 2023 Curriculum Associates Class of Extraordinary | ||||||
| 7 | Educators; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to Monica Maxey as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 10 | respect.
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