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adopud by 7)ie (9ity Qouncil of Qity of Qhicago, Illinois
presented by MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL on JUNE 26, 2013
^QllBfBClS . The Golden Apple Foundation has conferred its prestigious 2013 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching on ten high school teachers in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments 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 transforming teachers and teaching and elevating student performance, 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 a pool of 510 highly qualified high school teachers from throughout the Chicago metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, The recipients of the 2013 Golden Apple Award are Kevin Carroll (Joliet West High School, Joliet); Elizabeth Copper (Lindblom Math & Science Academy, Chicago); Katherine Dube (TEAM Englewood Community Academy, Chicago); Linda Egnatz, NBCT (Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort); Curt Ehrenstrom (Mount Carmel High School, Chicago); Scott Galson, NBCT (Walter Payton College Prep High School, Chicago); John Kretsos, NBCT (Niles North High School, Skokie); Jill Krysinski (Bloom High School, Chicago Heights); John Paulett (Fenwick High School, Oak Park); and Gregory Regalado (Maine West High School, Des Plaines; and
WHEREAS, Each Golden Apple Award recipient receives a tuition-free, spring quarter sabbatical to study at Northwestern University. Each recipient also recei...
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