Bill Text: IL HR0266 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools on their sesquicentennial celebration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0266 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0266-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, 2015 marks the 150th anniversary for Regional | ||||||
3 | Superintendents of Schools in
Illinois, represented by the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Regional Superintendents of Schools have a rich | ||||||
7 | history of serving as an essential
support office between the | ||||||
8 | Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, The office of County Superintendent of Schools was | ||||||
11 | created as a predecessor for
Regional Superintendents of | ||||||
12 | Schools by State law in 1865; the County Superintendent was
to | ||||||
13 | serve 4 years in office and was required to visit each school | ||||||
14 | in the county at least once a year; and
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15 | WHEREAS, These first County Superintendents were also | ||||||
16 | allowed to sell school lands, were
given the custody of all | ||||||
17 | county school funds, and were the official advisers of school | ||||||
18 | officers and
teachers in their counties and the agents of the | ||||||
19 | State Superintendent of Schools in reaching
schools; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Duties for County Superintendents grew | ||||||
21 | significantly over the next several decades,
including to |
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1 | oversee the difficult process of large-scale school | ||||||
2 | consolidations in the 1950s; and
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3 | WHEREAS, County Superintendents shrank from 102 offices to | ||||||
4 | 78 and became Regional
Superintendents in 1973; further | ||||||
5 | consolidation dropped the number of offices to 57 in 1977; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Further consolidation will reduce the number of | ||||||
7 | Regional Offices of Education to 35
in July of 2015, along with | ||||||
8 | 3 Intermediate Service Centers that serve schools in Cook | ||||||
9 | County
outside Chicago; and
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10 | WHEREAS, As Regional Superintendents of Schools turn 150 | ||||||
11 | this year, they are a vital part of
educational success for | ||||||
12 | students in every county of Illinois; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Regional Superintendents of Schools are committed | ||||||
14 | to providing 3 pillars of
exceptional service to students, | ||||||
15 | educators, and parents: (1) safety, by inspecting school | ||||||
16 | buildings and
ensuring school bus drivers are trained and | ||||||
17 | teachers have proper background checks and
fingerprints; (2) | ||||||
18 | support, by licensing educators and providing top-notch | ||||||
19 | professional development
services; and (3) success, by | ||||||
20 | providing safe schools and administering high school | ||||||
21 | equivalency
examinations and certificates; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
3 | recognize and congratulate
the members of the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools on their
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5 | sesquicentennial celebration; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the leadership at the Illinois
Association of | ||||||
8 | Regional Superintendents of Schools as an expression of our | ||||||
9 | esteem and respect.
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