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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On April 25, 2005, Thomas Lyons will be retiring |
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| from service on the Orland School District 135 Board of |
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| Education; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served for eight years on the board, |
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| including three years as Vice President and two years as |
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| President; he has chaired the Finance, Building, Planning, and |
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| Negotiations committees and served on the Policy and Community |
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| Relations committees; he was District 135's liaison to the |
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| village board and participated in the Subcommittee on |
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| Attendance Boundaries; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the board, District 135 has |
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| seen many notable achievements; among them are the opening of |
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| Meadow Ridge School, the completion of the Orland Junior High |
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| School renovation, improvements to school libraries and |
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| playgrounds, and maintaining quality environments in all 10 |
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| schools; he has been instrumental in the development and |
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| implementation of a long-range plan for student achievement, as |
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| well as in the evaluation and restructuring of all district |
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| curriculums to align them with State standards and continue |
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| consistency of instruction in all of the district's schools; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lyons exemplifies the teamwork of the Board of |
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| Education and the administration in allocating the district's |
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| resources to maintain and enhance both programs and facilities |
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| over the years, even in the face of dwindling revenues, a |
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| dilemma that is affecting school districts throughout the |
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| State; and
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| WHEREAS, He is married to Nancy and is the father of Kelly, |
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| Tim, and Tracy; therefore, be it
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