[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 305 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 305

  Honoring Jeannie Washington for her 43 years of service in the Los 
                    Angeles Unified School District.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2011

 Ms. Waters submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring Jeannie Washington for her 43 years of service in the Los 
                    Angeles Unified School District.

Whereas on June 30, 2011, Jeannie Washington will officially retire from the Los 
        Angeles Unified School District;
Whereas Jeannie Washington has provided 43 years of service to the Los Angeles 
        Unified School District, the County of Los Angeles, and civic 
        organizations;
Whereas during her career, she taught at Bethune Junior High in Los Angeles, 
        Robert Frost Junior High in Granada Hills, William Mulholland Junior 
        High School in Van Nuys, and George Washington Preparatory High School 
        in Los Angeles;
Whereas during her career, she taught thousands of students in the Los Angeles 
        area in the subjects of History, Social Studies, Reading, and English as 
        a Second Language;
Whereas during her tenure with the Los Angeles Unified School District, she also 
        served in the capacity of Dean of Discipline, Testing Coordinator, 
        Department Chair, Western Association of Schools and Colleges Chair, and 
        member of the School Site Council;
Whereas she has consistently recognized the importance of involvement by the 
        community in cultivating integrity, commitment, and education within the 
        community's youth;
Whereas through her dedication to the profession of teaching, she became active 
        in the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) union, the Pace Committee, and 
        the Afro-American Teachers Organization;
Whereas her dedicated service and commitment to the education of the youth of 
        Los Angeles earned her the honor of being named a Freeman Foundation 
        Scholar;
Whereas as a Freeman Foundation Scholar, she traveled to China on a 21-day tour 
        with 20 other educators from northern and southern California;
Whereas as one of the founders of the Black Women's Forum, she co-chaired the 
        Education Task Force and established the Black College Fair, resulting 
        in hundreds of Los Angeles area students attending and graduating from 
        Historically Black Colleges and Universities;
Whereas as a result of her outstanding commitment to education, Jeannie 
        Washington was recognized as a ``Who's Who Among American Teachers: The 
        Best Teachers in America'' in 1996 and 2010; and
Whereas because of her dedication to teaching, significant accomplishments, and 
        respect for the teaching profession, she has been an inspiration to 
        students and community members: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Jeannie 
Washington for 43 years of service in education and the community in 
the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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