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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Glenn "Max" McGee, | ||||||
4 | Ph.D., on his retirement as president of the Illinois | ||||||
5 | Mathematics and Science Academy as of June 30, 2013; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dr. McGee has served as president of the Illinois | ||||||
7 | Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) since 2007, where he has | ||||||
8 | extended and deepened IMSA's statewide presence with the | ||||||
9 | opening of 3 field offices, expanded programs and services, and | ||||||
10 | launched an online teaching and learning initiative; he is | ||||||
11 | recognized as a dynamic leader, speaker, and writer on critical | ||||||
12 | issues in educational policy and practice; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In 2009, Dr. McGee led the academy to receive | ||||||
14 | Intel's "Star Innovator Award" as the top high school in | ||||||
15 | America and guided the academy through periods of significant | ||||||
16 | challenges; as a member of the Illinois P-20 Council and | ||||||
17 | co-chair of the Data, Assessment, and Accountability | ||||||
18 | Committee, he continually strives to ensure that all students | ||||||
19 | receive the opportunities for access to the highest quality of | ||||||
20 | education; in his P-20 role, he was instrumental in leading the | ||||||
21 | design and development of the new Illinois State report card, | ||||||
22 | which was passed unanimously by the General Assembly; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Prior to coming to the IMSA, Dr. McGee served as | ||||||
2 | the State Superintendent of Education and has been a teacher, | ||||||
3 | principal, and district superintendent; as State | ||||||
4 | Superintendent of Education he worked to increase funding for | ||||||
5 | reading, early childhood education, and technology acquisition | ||||||
6 | as well as ensure that every Illinois high school junior had | ||||||
7 | the opportunity to take the ACT; he currently serves on the | ||||||
8 | board of directors of the Golden Apple Foundation, the Great | ||||||
9 | Books Foundation, the P-20 Council, the Illinois Association | ||||||
10 | for Gifted Children, and the Diversifying Higher Education | ||||||
11 | Faculty in Illinois; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Dr. McGee is a regular speaker at State and | ||||||
13 | national conferences; he has published several articles and | ||||||
14 | coauthored 2 books; his published research on high-achieving, | ||||||
15 | high-poverty schools that have closed the achievement gap has | ||||||
16 | garnered State and national attention for identifying how | ||||||
17 | schools and communities can help all students succeed; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Dr. McGee credits his family with being his | ||||||
19 | inspiration; he and his wife, Jan, the executive director of | ||||||
20 | the Associated Colleges of Illinois' Center for Success in High | ||||||
21 | Needs Schools, have 3 children, one grandson, and 2 | ||||||
22 | granddaughters; therefore, be it
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23 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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1 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
2 | we recognize Dr. Glenn McGee on his retirement as president of | ||||||
3 | the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, thank him for his | ||||||
4 | dedication to the education of Illinois students, and wish him | ||||||
5 | well in all his future endeavours; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to Dr. Glenn McGee as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
8 | respect.
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