Full Text of SR0035 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate David R. Schuler, Ph.D., on the occasion of his | 4 | | appointment as the next executive director of the School | 5 | | Superintendents Association (AASA); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler is a highly experienced, successful, | 7 | | and well-regarded educational leader; he has worked as a | 8 | | superintendent for 22 years, serving 17 of those years at High | 9 | | School District 214, one of Illinois' largest and most | 10 | | innovative high school systems; he received his bachelor's | 11 | | degree at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and he | 12 | | earned both his master's degree and doctorate at the | 13 | | University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler has been serving as superintendent of | 15 | | High School District 214 in Arlington Heights; there, he and | 16 | | his team designed and implemented the District 214 Career | 17 | | Pathways program to provide students with an at-scale model | 18 | | for earning early college credit, industry credentials, and | 19 | | work-based learning experiences before leaving high school; | 20 | | under his leadership, District 214 has expanded learning | 21 | | options and now offers 44 programs of study, including more | 22 | | than 600 courses aligned with 16 national career clusters and | 23 | | 39 career pathways, all of which are continually updated and |
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| 1 | | refined in consultation with working professionals in the | 2 | | community; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, With Dr. Schuler at the helm, District 214 has | 4 | | become a nationally recognized leader in providing | 5 | | career-connected learning through internships, | 6 | | apprenticeships, and other workplace learning experiences by | 7 | | establishing the Center for Career Discovery, which | 8 | | encompasses more than 1,000 industry partners and delivered | 9 | | approximately 2,500 work-based learning experiences during the | 10 | | 2021-2022 school year; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Under Dr. Schuler's guidance, District 214 has | 12 | | become a leader in early college credit; partnering with more | 13 | | than half a dozen colleges and universities to prepare | 14 | | students for postsecondary work while reducing college costs, | 15 | | opportunities for students include traditional AP and | 16 | | certification programs and a rapidly growing array of dual | 17 | | credit courses; in addition, he helped write, champion, and | 18 | | pass legislation requiring every public Illinois college and | 19 | | university to accept Advanced Placement scores of 3 or higher, | 20 | | furthering opportunities for students and making the most of | 21 | | students' AP experiences; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, As an additional accomplishment, District 214 was | 23 | | one of only 13 districts across the country to be named as an |
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| 1 | | AASA Lighthouse Demonstration System; these districts serve as | 2 | | models of positive change in public education; they are | 3 | | members of AASA's Learning 2025 Network, which is a cadre of | 4 | | more than 120 demonstration systems representing | 5 | | forward-leaning, urban, suburban, and rural school districts | 6 | | engaged in learning, networking, and working together to help | 7 | | drive education policy and ultimately improve student | 8 | | learning; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Through Dr. Schuler's leadership, District 214 | 10 | | created the District 214 Education Foundation, which has | 11 | | raised millions of dollars to support innovation, student | 12 | | success, and lifelong learning beyond the limitations of | 13 | | conventional public education funding; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, During Dr. Schuler's tenure, District 214 has | 15 | | continued to expand its Community Education program, which is | 16 | | among the nation's oldest and most extensive, to serve more | 17 | | than 30,000 lifelong learners each year and to offer a wide | 18 | | range of enrichment classes for children; in addition, the | 19 | | program offers an Adult Education and Family Literacy program, | 20 | | providing invaluable support as adults study English, earn | 21 | | high school equivalency certificates, or prepare for the U.S. | 22 | | citizenship test; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler served on AASA's executive committee |
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| 1 | | from 2011 to 2017 and as president from 2015 through 2016; he | 2 | | is the architect of Redefining Ready!, an initiative | 3 | | administered by AASA that introduces research-based metrics to | 4 | | appropriately assess whether students are ready to pursue | 5 | | their lifelong goals and dreams following post-secondary | 6 | | education and defines what it means for them to be ready for | 7 | | college, career, and life; since its launch in 2017, | 8 | | Redefining Ready! has rapidly become a mainstay in AASA's | 9 | | growing stable of Leadership Network professional development | 10 | | programs, mobilizing thousands of superintendents and their | 11 | | respective teams in order to drive innovation, thought | 12 | | leadership, research, and collaboration among school system | 13 | | leaders from coast to coast; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler serves as a lead superintendent in | 15 | | AASA's National Superintendent Certification Program and also | 16 | | serves as a lead superintendent in AASA's Aspiring | 17 | | Superintendents Academy; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler is an active member of the Illinois | 19 | | Association of School Administrators (IASA) and was named the | 20 | | National AASA School Superintendent of Year in 2018; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate David |
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| 1 | | R. Schuler, Ph.D., on his appointment as executive director of | 2 | | the School Superintendents Association (AASA) and commend his | 3 | | long career in public education; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Dr. Schuler as an expression of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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