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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly created Local |
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| School Councils at each Chicago school that have unique |
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| authority to evaluate and hire the school's principal, to help |
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| develop and approve a school improvement plan, and to help |
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| develop and approve a school budget; and
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| WHEREAS, Research indicates Local School Councils have |
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| sustained a high level of active involvement in carrying out |
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| legal obligations and in volunteering in the school; and
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| WHEREAS, Research indicates that one key ingredient of |
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| Chicago schools with substantially improved student |
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| achievement is an effective Local School Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Research indicates that Local School Councils |
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| have made important direct contributions to increasing parent |
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| and community involvement and increasing school safety; and
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| WHEREAS, Chicago's Local School Councils are a national |
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| model for grassroots democratic decision-making; and
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| WHEREAS, The biannual election for Local School Councils |
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| will take place on April 21 and April 22, 2004, and the |
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| deadline for candidate applications is March 17, 2004; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| commend Chicago Local School Council members for their |
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| sustained hard work and exemplary accomplishments, which are |
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| often unrecognized; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge eligible parents, community |
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| members, teachers, and students to run for their Local School |