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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION HONORING THE 2018 LUMINARY LEADERS OF THE YEAR
WHEREAS, ENCLAVE for Entrepreneurs at O’Hare is a local-to-global welcome-to-work gateway for the world's entrepreneurs and their influencers; and
WHEREAS, ENCLAVE O’Hare will honor five Luminary Leaders who earned significant awards or noteworthy distinction from major organizations, on a state, regional, and national level of recognition; and
WHEREAS, to extend the educational and motivational value of stories of such success, on Thursday, December 13, 2018, those five luminaries among top educators, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders will come to the stage at ENCLAVE O’Hare to speak, and to be suitably recognized; and
WHEREAS, Luminary Leaders 2018 honorees will also be inducted into the inaugural Class of 2018 for ENCLAVE’s Luminary Leaders League, which will grow as a local-to-global thought leadership collaboration and resource hub; and
WHEREAS, Elk Grove High School teacher Ricardo Castro has shown exemplary initiative in working with students to help them excel; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Castro was recognized as the 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year by Illinois State Board of Education; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Castro created a tiered leadership program called Estudiantes Unidos. This innovative program challenges Elk Grove High School students to mentor their junior high and elementary school counterparts. The program teaches the value of citizenship, and encourages students to be leaders; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County hereby honor the 2018 Luminary Leader recipient, Mr. Ricardo Castro for his extraordinary achievements this year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a suitable copy be prepared and presented to Mr. Castro to thank him for his dedication to excellence for our students.
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