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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Michael Anderson of Spring Grove is retiring 
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from his position as Superintendent of Schools of Lake Villa 
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School District #41 after 36 years in education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson is a graduate of Chillicothe High 
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School, Wartburg College (Bachelor of Arts, English), Northern 
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Illinois University (Master of Science - Education, 
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Counseling), and National Louis University (Doctor of 
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Education); he has also studied at Northern Illinois 
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University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He began his career as an English teacher at Tefft 
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Junior High School in Streamwood, went on to serve as a college 
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and career counselor at Warren Township High School in Gurnee, 
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as Vocational Coordinator and Deputy Director at Lake County 
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Area Vocational Center (LCAVC), as Director of Personnel and 
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Public Relations and Assistant Superintendent of Instruction 
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for Freeport School District #145, and as Superintendent of 
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Schools for Quincy School District #172; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson has served at District #41 since 
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1999; during his tenure he had several major accomplishments; 
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he supervised five district-wide curriculum reviews and 
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adoptions, including social science, fine arts, math, language 
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arts, and science; advanced the use of technology throughout 
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the district to include additional computers in labs, wireless 
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access, and phone system upgrades; instituted a personnel 
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recognition and appreciation program for all district 
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employees; built Martin School and an addition to Palombi 
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Middle School for a new administrative center, board room, 
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classrooms, and main office area for the school; purchased 
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several properties; equalized student attendance center 
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populations by changing school boundaries; received a 
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Certificate of Financial Recognition from the State Board of 
 


 






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Education; secured grants; established a strong relationship 
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with Lake Villa Township, including an intergovernmental 
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agreement for common use of property at Martin School; and did 
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many things to improve the safety of the Lake Villa School 
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District #41 schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is a member of the Illinois Association of 
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School Administrators, the American Association of School 
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Administrators, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum 
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Development, the Illinois Association for Supervision and 
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Curriculum Development, the National School Public Relations 
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Association, the Illinois Association of School, College, and 
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University Staffing, and the Lake County Superintendents' 
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Organization; he is also active in Rotary International; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson is married to Donna and is the father 
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of Jason, Deidre, Morgan, and Doug; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Dr. Michael Anderson on the occasion of his 
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retirement, and we thank him for the many years he has devoted 
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to education; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Anderson as an expression of our esteem.