Full Text of HR0455 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor and congratulate Dominic V. | 4 | | Belmonte on his extraordinary contributions to teaching and | 5 | | learning in Illinois throughout
his 40-year career in | 6 | | education; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Belmonte taught English for 20 years at | 8 | | York Community High School in Elmhurst, where he served as | 9 | | chairman of the English department and received one of the | 10 | | first Golden Apple
Awards for Excellence in Teaching; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Since 1987, Dominic Belmonte has advanced the | 12 | | profession of teaching and deepened the
learning of students as | 13 | | a member and chairman of the Golden Apple Academy of Educators; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, Dominic Belmonte co-created the Golden | 16 | | Apple Scholars of Illinois program, which is
now the Golden | 17 | | Apple Foundation's largest program, providing advanced teacher | 18 | | preparation and
mentoring both during and after college to | 19 | | ensure lasting success in challenging teaching environments; | 20 | | and | 21 | | WHEREAS, After joining the Golden Apple staff as Director |
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| 1 | | of Teacher Preparation in 1996, Dominic Belmonte
co-created the | 2 | | GATE (Golden Apple Teacher Education) program, an alternative | 3 | | pathway to teacher
certification for mid-career adults seeking | 4 | | a career in teaching elementary school or secondary math or
| 5 | | science; he co-wrote and advocated for the enactment of | 6 | | Illinois School Code Section 21-5b to allow
alternative teacher | 7 | | certification; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Belmonte has served as Chief Executive | 9 | | Officer of the Golden Apple Foundation since
2006, advancing | 10 | | Golden Apple's mission to inspire, develop, and support teacher | 11 | | and school leader
excellence in Illinois, especially in | 12 | | schools-of-need; under his leadership, the organization has
| 13 | | significantly grown its programs and improved educational | 14 | | outcomes for thousands of students across
the State of | 15 | | Illinois; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In addition to leading Golden Apple, Dominic | 17 | | Belmonte has served on the board of directors for
the Academy | 18 | | for Urban School Leadership; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Belmonte is the author of two books, | 20 | | "Teaching from the Deep End" and "Teaching on
Solid Ground"; he | 21 | | has a bachelor's and master's degree in English from the | 22 | | University of Illinois Chicago,
and an honorary doctorate from | 23 | | St. Xavier University; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | recognize the many ways in which Dominic V. Belmonte's | 4 | | leadership and
vision have positively transformed teaching and | 5 | | learning in our State, and we thank him for his service and
| 6 | | tireless dedication to improving educational outcomes for all | 7 | | children; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Dominic Belmonte as a symbol of our
esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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