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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dr. Dorothy Weber |
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| on the occasion of her retirement as superintendent of District |
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| 34 after 34 years as an educator; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Weber has served as a superintendent for 13 |
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| years and has been with District 34 for 5 years; she was named |
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| 1997 Illinois Superintendent of the Year; and
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| WHEREAS, During Dr. Weber's tenure with District 34, there |
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| have been a number of notable accomplishments, including the |
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| passage of a referendum to build Attea Middle School; the |
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| ratification of a 4-year agreement between the Board of |
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| Education and the teachers; the District's renewed emphasis on |
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| reconnecting with the community; the renewal of the Glenview |
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| Education Foundation; the infusion of technology in the |
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| District, including phones in every classroom; increased |
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| student safety and security measures, including staff and |
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| student identification badges; budget reductions and |
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| efficiencies that total more than $2,000,000; an increase in |
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| student assessment and accountability; and a complete |
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| assessment of the English as a Second Language, Clinical Model, |
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| and mentoring programs; she oversaw the addition of a formal |
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| gifted program, a preschool at risk program, and the updating |
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| of curricula for physical education, social studies, science, |
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| math, and spelling; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Weber brought to District 34 the ability to |
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| heal both internal and external rifts as well as move the |
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| District forward in its mission of educating every child; |
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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 |