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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING ELLEN MOIANI FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AT NOBLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, Ellen Moiani is the Manager of Government of Community Affairs for the Noble Network of Charter Schools, working specifically with families and stakeholders on the West Side of Chicago. In Ellen Moiani role, she builds partnerships with parents, students, and various community agents to advocate alongside Noble’s 12,500 students, 1,200 staff members, 12,000 alumni, and 15,00 parents; and
WHEREAS, Noble Network for Charter High School is ranked among the best in CPS by Chicago Magazine, high schools from within the Noble Network captured 14 of the top 20 spots and all 17 Noble High Schools ranked in the top 30; and
WHEREAS, Ellen Moiani began her career as a teacher in 2008, teaching Kindergarten in Greenbelt, Maryland. In 2013, she continued her teaching career in Chicago where she taught kindergarten for 2 years at Herzl School of Excellence in North Lawndale before transitioning into a career in policy and community organization; and
WHEREAS, In 2015 Ellen Moiani became a LEE Policy and Advocacy Fellow at Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development and went on to become a LEE Community Organizing Fellow with Noble Network of Charter Schools, where she works today; and
WHEREAS, Ellen Moiani work is driven by the conviction that building relationships through storytelling leads to changes in policies and mindsets. With this belief, Ellen supports Noble Families to ensure Noble’s value of Diversity Equity and Inclusion is lived out in all noble Schools; and
WHEREAS, Ellen also lives out this belief in her work as Commissioner of Special Service Area #63 in West Humboldt and at her Church, St. Teresa of Avila, most recently Ellen Moiani received the 2019 Award for Excellence in Core Values at the Noble Network of Charter High Schools.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the 5.2 million residents, do hereby recognize Ellen Moiani for her contributions for bettering the lives of the children at Noble Charter High Schools and so wish her every continued success in her future endeavors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be spread upon the official proceeding of this Honorable Body and that an official copy of the same be tendered to Ellen Moiani in recognition of this honor.
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