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WHEREAS, The Golden Apple Foundation has conferred its prestigious 2016 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching on three high school teachers and one elementary school principal in recognition of their outstanding achievements as educators; and
WHEREAS, A not-for-profit organization based in Chicago, the Golden Apple Foundation advances the profession of teaching by recognizing excellent educators; by recruiting and preparing talented high school students and college graduates to be teachers through innovative training programs; and by improving the skills of current teachers through professional development; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the proposition that "all children deserve excellent teachers," the Golden Apple Foundation has recognized exceptional teachers in the Chicago area each year since 1986; and
WHEREAS, Chosen through a rigorous process by a volunteer committee of distinguished Chicago-area educators, this year's recipients of the Golden Apple Award were selected from over 400 nominees; they are indeed worthy of recognition by their peers; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago Public School recipients of the 2016 Golden Apple Award are Mr. Dana Butler, Principal, Irma C. Ruiz Elementary School; Mr. Dennis Kass, Sociology Teacher, Infinity Math, Science, & Technology High School; Mr. Todd Katz, Honors Biology and Advanced Placement Environmental Science Teacher, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School; and Mr. Leo Park, Beginning, Intermediate, Concert & Chamber Strings Teacher, Northside College Preparatory High School; and
WHEREAS, Each Golden Apple Award recipient receives a tuition-free, spring quarter sabbatical to study at Northwestern University. Each recipient also receives a $5,000 honorarium. Perhaps most importantly, Golden Apple teachers become Fellows of the Golden Apple Academy of Educators, providing a stronger voice and a larger stage from which to make an impact on education, through ongoing professional development and engagement in...
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