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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING JOSE ALEMÁN ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE PROVIDENCE

SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND

EXEMPLARY SERVICE AS AN EDUCATOR

     Introduced By: Senators Quezada, Metts, Ruggerio, and Goodwin

     Date Introduced: June 27, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Jose Alemán was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and moved to

New York City as a young child, where he graduated from high school. From an early age, Mr.

Alemán had an interest in educational issues and saw the attainment of a quality education as a

vital entry point for those striving to succeed in America. He attended Earlham College in

Indiana, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, and subsequently moved

to Rhode Island and received a Master's degree in Education from Rhode Island College. He later

attended Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, where he completed a Certificate of

Advanced Graduate Study in Education Administration; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Alemán has a long and distinguished career of excellence in the field of

education, serving in an array of administrative positions with various administrations including

the Community College of Rhode Island, the University of Central Florida, where he was the

editor of the school's multicultural newspaper, and the Providence School District, where he

served with distinction since 1994 as a Director, Administrator and Principal; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Alemán is an expert in multicultural education and has worked

tirelessly and cooperatively through the years with all educational stakeholders to better promote

and support trans-cultural teaching and learning environments. Thanks to his hard work and

diligence, many generations of students have been mentored and became new educators; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Alemán also has a long track record of civic engagement within the

wider Rhode Island community. In the late 1990s, he was the publisher and co-owner of El

Nuevo Siglo, a Spanish-Language weekly, and published numerous articles and opinion pieces in

several Rhode Island Newspapers. More recently, he authored the book "New Perspectives in

Education for Effective Instructional Practices"; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Alemán and his wife, Dancys, are the parents of four children and the

grandparents of four grandchildren. He has been a resident of Providence's Elmhurst

neighborhood for more than two decades, where he served as a Little League coach, and as a

former Board Member of the Urban League of Rhode Island, Volunteers in Providence Schools,

and the Hispanic American Coalition Service Agency. He is also a long-time Executive Board

Member of the Rhode Island Chapter of the Partido Revolucionario Moderno; now, therefore be

it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby congratulates Mr. Jose Alemán on his retirement from the Providence School Department

after thirty-five years of distinguished and exemplary service as an educator; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Jose Alemán.

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