093_HR0132 LRB093 11279 KEF 12964 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of 3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Bonnie M. Hollaway 4 and Paul Jacobowski as they retire from their positions on 5 the Orland School District 135 Board of Education after eight 6 years of service; and 7 WHEREAS, Bonnie Hollaway served as Vice President for one 8 year and as President since November of 2000; during her 9 tenure on the board, she chaired the Education, Policy, 10 Negotiations, and Ethics committees, served on the Finance, 11 Building, and Planning committees, and was District 135's 12 liaison to the village board; and 13 WHEREAS, Paul Jacobowski served as Board President in 14 1999-00; during his eight years on the board Paul has chaired 15 the Finance, Policy, and Ethics committees, served on the 16 Building and Education committees, and was District 135's 17 representative to the State and national school board 18 associations; and 19 WHEREAS, Through the leadership of Bonnie Hollaway and 20 Paul Jacobowski, District 135 has seen many notable goals 21 attained such as planning and constructing two new schools 22 and remodeling all of the district facilities; they have been 23 instrumental in the development of a long-range plan for 24 student achievement, as well as in the evaluation and 25 restructuring of all district curriculums to align them with 26 State standards and bring consistency of instruction to all 27 of the district's 10 schools; they exemplify the teamwork of 28 the Board of Education and the administration in allocating 29 the district's resources to reduce a budget deficit over the 30 years while enhancing academic programs at the same time; and 31 WHEREAS, The Board of Education, administrators, staff, 32 and parents of District 135 will honor Mrs. Bonnie Hollaway -2- LRB093 11279 KEF 12964 r 1 and Mr. Paul Jacobowski at a meeting to be held on April 7, 2 2003; and 3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 4 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 5 we congratulate Bonnie Hollaway and Paul Jacobowski on their 6 retirement from the Orland School District 135 Board of 7 Education and wish them good health and happiness in all of 8 their future endeavors; and be it further 9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 10 presented to Bonnie M. Hollaway and Paul Jacobowski as an 11 expression of our respect and esteem.