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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Ivy Hall Elementary
4School in Buffalo Grove on being designated a 2019 National
5Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of
6Education; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
8recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high
9schools where students perform at very high levels or where
10significant improvements are being made in student academic
11achievement; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ivy Hall Elementary School previously received
13this honor in 2008 and is one of only 312 public schools in the
14nation receiving this designation in 2019; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ivy Hall Elementary School has thrived under the
16leadership of Superintendent Julie Schmidt, Principal Robert
17Hanrahan, and District 96 School Board Members Mike Burns,
18Renee Klass, Dina Manka, James Strezewski, Marc Tepper, Meg
19Woodman, and Cynthia Zarkowsky; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Ivy Hall Elementary School is recognized with this
21distinct honor because of its highly successful professional

 

 

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1learning community and its status as an integral part of the
2District 96 special education programming; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program also
4recognized Ivy Hall Elementary School's student access to
5technology, modern facilities, target-aligned individualized
6learning, highly trained teachers, researched-based practices,
7social and emotional learning, and the commitment to include
8all of its students; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate Ivy Hall Elementary School on being designated
12a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, and we wish the faculty,
13staff, and administration many more years of success and
14service to the children and families of the community; and be
15it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to Ivy Hall Elementary School as an expression of our
18esteem and respect.