Full Text of HR0150 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Joy A. Swoboda, Ed.D., on | 4 | | the occasion of her retirement as superintendent of Woodland | 5 | | Community Consolidated School District 50; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Swoboda began her career in education as a | 7 | | second grade teacher and teacher leader in Carol Stream in | 8 | | Community Consolidated School District 93; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Swoboda was a leader in the Woodland | 10 | | Community Consolidated School District 50 for 25 years; she | 11 | | began her administrative career as an assistant principal at | 12 | | the intermediate school; she then served as principal of the | 13 | | elementary school; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Swoboda earned her Doctor of Educational and | 15 | | Policy Studies from Northern Illinois University in 2000; that | 16 | | same year, she became assistant superintendent of Educational | 17 | | Services; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Swoboda was named the first female | 19 | | superintendent of Woodland District 50 in 2004, where she | 20 | | remained until her retirement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During her tenure as superintendent, Dr. Swoboda | 2 | | led a relentless focus on continuous organizational | 3 | | improvement and doing what was in the best interests of the | 4 | | students, their families, and the staff; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Swoboda oversaw four district strategic plans | 6 | | and a number of programs and initiatives, including the Dual | 7 | | Language Instructional program, Woodland Inspires 1:1 | 8 | | tradigital technology initiative, full day kindergarten, a | 9 | | breakfast program, reduction in class size, and adjustment in | 10 | | school start times for optimal student learning; she guided a | 11 | | long-range facility plan of air conditioning at the elementary | 12 | | and primary schools to optimize school facilities for use by | 13 | | community groups and agencies, which was recognized with | 14 | | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) | 15 | | certification; she also oversaw the beginning of solar | 16 | | projects at the schools, which were completed in the fall of | 17 | | 2020; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Under Dr. Swoboda's leadership, the district saw | 19 | | increased student achievement, a staff retention rate of over | 20 | | 90%, the highest level of "Financial Recognition Status" by | 21 | | the Illinois State Board of Education for seven of her last | 22 | | eight school years, and ratings of AA+ from Standard and Poors | 23 | | and Aa2 from Moody's since 2013; she also worked with several | 24 | | outside organizations, including the Gurnee Park District, Boy |
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| 1 | | Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Healthy Community Healthy Youth, on a | 2 | | number of initiatives supporting the Gurnee area; therefore, | 3 | | be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Joy A. Swoboda, Ed.D., on her retirement as | 7 | | superintendent of Woodland Community Consolidated School | 8 | | District 50 and wish her many happy, healthy retirement years; | 9 | | and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Dr. Swoboda as an expression of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.
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