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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | ||||||
| 3 | State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dr. Robert T. | ||||||
| 4 | Howard on the occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of | ||||||
| 5 | Schools for Community Consolidated School District 59 after 37 | ||||||
| 6 | years in education; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Howard received a B.S. in Education, an M.S. | ||||||
| 8 | in Education, and his Ed.D from Northern Illinois University; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Howard began his long, successful career in | ||||||
| 11 | education in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago as a staff member | ||||||
| 12 | at Barrington High School, teaching Algebra and Basic Math from | ||||||
| 13 | 1967 to 1969; he left Barrington High School in 1969 to become | ||||||
| 14 | a Guidance Counselor at Sandwich High School in Sandwich; he | ||||||
| 15 | remained in that position until 1973 when he became principal | ||||||
| 16 | of that school; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Dr. Howard served his first superintendency at | ||||||
| 18 | Gardner-South Wilmington High School in Gardner from 1977 to | ||||||
| 19 | 1981; in 1981, he served as Superintendent of Bettendorf | ||||||
| 20 | Community School District in Bettendorf, Iowa, until he | ||||||
| 21 | returned to the Northwest suburbs of Chicago to assume the role | ||||||
| 22 | of superintendent of Community Consolidated School District | ||||||
| 23 | 59; and
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| 24 | WHEREAS, Since he became superintendent of School District | ||||||
| 25 | 59 in July of 1993, Dr. Howard has been a strong advocate for | ||||||
| 26 | all children; he adheres to a belief in education for the whole | ||||||
| 27 | child; he has been a role model to students and staff alike; | ||||||
| 28 | and
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| 29 | WHEREAS, Many programs in School District 59 have been put | ||||||
| 30 | into place to assure that every child's individual needs are | ||||||
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| 1 | addressed; among the programs are a district wide Fine Arts | ||||||
| 2 | Festival, CHARACTER COUNTS!, a new language arts program, the | ||||||
| 3 | Ridge Family Center for Learning, the formation of over 90 | ||||||
| 4 | focus groups involving over 1300 people, the formulation of a | ||||||
| 5 | district mission and vision and a statement of core values and | ||||||
| 6 | beliefs, and the adoption of district-wide aims and goals; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, During Dr. Howard's tenure, he has overseen a | ||||||
| 8 | district-wide renovation to equip all 14 schools with the | ||||||
| 9 | resources needed for education in the 21st century; he leaves | ||||||
| 10 | School District 59 with plans already on the drawing board for | ||||||
| 11 | new science labs in the junior high schools; his legacy will | ||||||
| 12 | continue to grow as he now plays a major role in establishing | ||||||
| 13 | the new District 59 Education Foundation, which will foster | ||||||
| 14 | partnerships that support excellence and innovation in the | ||||||
| 15 | school district; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Upon his retirement in June 2004, Dr. Howard will | ||||||
| 17 | have shared 11 years working tirelessly for the betterment of | ||||||
| 18 | the schools and the communities within Community Consolidated | ||||||
| 19 | School District 59; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 21 | NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 22 | congratulate Dr. Robert T. Howard on the occasion of his | ||||||
| 23 | retirement as Superintendent of Schools for Community | ||||||
| 24 | Consolidated School District 59 after 37 years in education; | ||||||
| 25 | and be it further
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| 26 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 27 | presented to Dr. Robert T. Howard as an expression of our | ||||||
| 28 | respect and esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing | ||||||
| 29 | retirement.
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