Full Text of HR0389 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Mira Weber on her | 4 | | impressive tenure as principal at Agassiz Elementary School; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mira Weber began her teaching career in 1999 as a | 7 | | special education teacher in Chicago; in January 2000, she | 8 | | transferred to Agassiz Elementary School, where she spent the | 9 | | next six years, three teaching special education students in | 10 | | middle school and then three teaching general education | 11 | | primary age students; she completed her principal residency | 12 | | with LAUNCH (Leadership Academy and Urban Network Chicago) and | 13 | | became the principal at Agassiz Elementary School; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, During her time as principal of Agassiz | 15 | | Elementary School, Mira Weber has doubled its enrollment, | 16 | | maintained a diverse student body, served families from over | 17 | | 40 Chicagoland zip codes, completed over seven million dollars | 18 | | in capital renovations, and gained authorization as an IB | 19 | | World School PreK-8th, one of only nine in CPS; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through Mira Webers's leadership, Agassiz | 21 | | Elementary School became the first CPS school to address its | 22 | | namesake's history of racism through a student-based inquiry |
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| 1 | | process; she spearheaded a campaign to rename the school after | 2 | | someone who would offer inspiration to the students and | 3 | | community; after taking into account student, parent, and | 4 | | staff opinions, the school is in transition to become Harriet | 5 | | Tubman School; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mira Weber grew up in Minnesota and was the | 7 | | oldest child of three; her siblings have multiple disabilities | 8 | | that heavily impacted their education and educational | 9 | | experiences, and it was through them and through watching her | 10 | | parents advocate for them that the foundation for her belief | 11 | | in the rights and high expectations for all children was | 12 | | formed; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mira Weber has two boys of her own, ages 9 and 10, | 14 | | who attend Agassiz Elementary school, and she will forever be | 15 | | invested in her community; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate Mira Weber on her impressive tenure as | 19 | | principal at Agassiz Elementary School, and we wish her the | 20 | | best in all her future endeavors; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Mira Weber as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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