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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Teach Kindness initiative is a national
3social-emotional learning program organized by Stand for
4Children that provides high-quality classroom lessons from
5national experts, including Harvard's Making Caring Common
6Initiative, Facing History and Ourselves, InspirED, the
7Greater Good Science Center, and Yale's Center for Emotional
8Intelligence; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The goal of Teach Kindness is to make schools
10kinder and more welcoming places for students to thrive by
11strengthening peer relationships, building empathy, and
12developing positive mindsets; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Wagoner Elementary School in Community
14Consolidated School District 168 in Sauk Village was one of
15over 650 schools across the country that registered for the
16Fall 2019 Teach Kindness Challenge; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Wagoner Elementary School teachers and staff
18demonstrated an exceptional commitment to intentionally
19teaching and fostering kindness among their students and
20strengthening the welcoming atmosphere in the school; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Wagoner Elementary School students went above and

 

 

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1beyond the requirements of the 30-day Teach Kindness challenge,
2transforming their learning environment and fundamentally
3shifting student behavior; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Wagoner Elementary School community has made a
5long-term commitment to purposefully spreading kindness in
6their school, community, and world; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Wagoner Elementary School has been selected as the
82020 National Winner of the Teach Kindness Challenge, a
9recognition that carries a $5,000 credit at DonorsChoose.org;
10therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the
13students, teachers, leaders, and staff of Wagoner Elementary
14School on their well-deserved recognition; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That we declare February 24, 2020 as "Teach
16Kindness Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Wagoner Elementary School as a symbol of our
19appreciation for their ongoing commitment to making the world a
20kinder place.