Bill Text: IL HR0855 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Lori Casey, Ed.D. on her retirement from Woodland School District #50. Wishes her the best in her future endeavors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0855 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0855-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Lori Casey, Ed.D. on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of her retirement as superintendent of Woodland | ||||||
5 | School District #50; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey received her Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
7 | Elementary Education and Special Education from Loras College | ||||||
8 | in Dubuque, Iowa in 1988; she obtained her Master of Arts in | ||||||
9 | Administration and Supervision from National Louis University | ||||||
10 | in Evanston in 1992; she earned her Ed.D. in Educational | ||||||
11 | Leadership from Concordia University in 2018; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey began her career in education at the | ||||||
13 | Special Education District of Lake County; after working in | ||||||
14 | the special education district, she worked with children who | ||||||
15 | had learning disabilities and social emotional disorders at | ||||||
16 | Northwood Junior High in Highland Park; she then joined | ||||||
17 | Hawthorn Primary School District #73 and then subsequently | ||||||
18 | Hawthorn Junior High School District #73; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey joined Woodland School District #50 as | ||||||
20 | special education supervisor for Woodland Middle School in | ||||||
21 | 1998; she then became assistant principal of Woodland | ||||||
22 | Elementary East in 2000, principal of Woodland Primary School |
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1 | in 2005, and associate superintendent in 2010; she became | ||||||
2 | superintendent in 2020; and
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3 | WHEREAS, During her tenure, Dr. Casey oversaw and | ||||||
4 | evaluated the district and staff; she served as a member of the | ||||||
5 | School Board Contract Negotiating Team for the most four | ||||||
6 | recent contracts and previously served as the lead | ||||||
7 | administrative negotiator; she was an active participant in | ||||||
8 | the Staff Development Program and served on the Assessment | ||||||
9 | Committee, the Reconfiguration Committee, the Building Report | ||||||
10 | Card Committee, the Multicultural Committee, the Response to | ||||||
11 | Intervention (RtI) Committee, the Liaison Committee, and the | ||||||
12 | Board Policy Committee; she additionally led the district | ||||||
13 | through the ever changing COVID-19 pandemic, negotiating the | ||||||
14 | extended contracts of teachers and support staff; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey has served as a presenter or panelist | ||||||
16 | at numerous local and state conferences, including the 2019 | ||||||
17 | Joint Annual Conference for IASB, IASA, IASBO, the 2020 | ||||||
18 | Champions Before/After School National Manager Conference, the | ||||||
19 | 2021 Illinois Joint Annual Conference, and the 2021 Illinois | ||||||
20 | Association of School Superintendents' Webinars with Women; | ||||||
21 | and
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22 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey belongs to the Illinois Principals | ||||||
23 | Association, the Illinois Association of School |
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1 | Administrators, and the American Association of School | ||||||
2 | Administrators; she also serves as a board member for the | ||||||
3 | Exchange Club of Gurnee and Warren Township Healthy | ||||||
4 | Communities/Healthy Youth; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey has received a number of accolades | ||||||
6 | during her career; she was named Special Education District of | ||||||
7 | Lake County's Outstanding Educator of the Year in 1991 and | ||||||
8 | Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year in 1998; she also received the | ||||||
9 | Woodland Parent Teacher Association's Award for Outstanding | ||||||
10 | Work in the Areas of Children's and Environmental Health in | ||||||
11 | 2012, a commendation for her work in relation to school safety | ||||||
12 | by the Gurnee Police Department in 2013, the National School | ||||||
13 | Public Relations Association's Golden Achievement Award in | ||||||
14 | 2014, and the Thought Exchange Bold Leadership Award in 2021; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Casey has served Woodland School District #50 | ||||||
17 | with dedication for 24 years; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
19 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
20 | we congratulate Lori Casey, Ed.D. on her retirement from | ||||||
21 | Woodland School District #50 and wish her the best in her | ||||||
22 | future endeavors; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Dr. Casey as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
3 | respect.
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