Bill Text: IL HR0990 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Robert Dean on his retirement as superintendent of the Laboratory Schools at Illinois State University in Normal.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0990 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0990-Introduced.html
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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 Robert Dean on his | ||||||
| 4 | retirement as Superintendent of the Laboratory Schools at | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois State University in Normal; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He has been Superintendent since 1994; as | ||||||
| 7 | Superintendent, he oversees the operation of a PreK-12 school | ||||||
| 8 | system serving 1,000 students; the students are enrolled at 2 | ||||||
| 9 | school sites, Thomas Metcalf School, PreK-8, and University | ||||||
| 10 | High School, 9-12; the schools serve as a regional center for | ||||||
| 11 | serving students with low incidence disabilities; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor of Science degree from | ||||||
| 13 | the University of Wisconsin; his Master of Science degree from | ||||||
| 14 | the University of Minnesota; and his
Ph.D. from the University | ||||||
| 15 | of Wisconsin; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, In addition to his career as a Superintendent, he | ||||||
| 17 | was also Principal at the Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School from | ||||||
| 18 | 1986 to 1994; Principal of Waterloo Elementary School from 1979 | ||||||
| 19 | to 1986; and a teacher in the Whitehall Public School from 1973 | ||||||
| 20 | to 1978; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the National | ||||||
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| 1 | Staff Development Council, the Illinois Association for | ||||||
| 2 | Supervision and Curriculum Development, the
Illinois | ||||||
| 3 | Association of School Administrators, the
National Association | ||||||
| 4 | of Laboratory Schools, and the
Association for Supervision and | ||||||
| 5 | Curriculum Development; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He has published many articles on education during | ||||||
| 7 | his career; made several presentations, at the local, State, | ||||||
| 8 | and national levels; and has served and continues to serve on | ||||||
| 9 | numerous educational boards, teams, and committees; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He was selected as one of the 75 outstanding | ||||||
| 11 | educators in Illinois in 1990 by the
Illinois Association for | ||||||
| 12 | Supervision and Curriculum Development; he was honored twice | ||||||
| 13 | (once as principal and once as superintendent) in the "Those | ||||||
| 14 | Who Excel"
program, a Statewide competition designed to | ||||||
| 15 | recognize excellence; he was an award recipient for his work, | ||||||
| 16 | "Outstanding Contributions to Early Childhood Education", by | ||||||
| 17 | the Illinois
Association for Supervision and Curriculum | ||||||
| 18 | Development in 1994; and was the recipient of the Evelyn Cobb | ||||||
| 19 | Service Award for meritorious service to the McLean County
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| 20 | Compact in 2011; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 22 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 23 | we congratulate Robert Dean on his retirement and wish him well | ||||||
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| 1 | in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to Robert Dean as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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