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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The people of Berwyn and neighboring |
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| municipalities are entitled to high-quality education and the |
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| most economically efficient public school system possible; and
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| WHEREAS, The structure, boundaries, and missions of the |
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| school districts in Berwyn, with two elementary school |
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| districts (Nos. 98 and 100) and one high school district (No. |
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| 201), were created more than 100 years ago; and
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| WHEREAS, Changing times and demographics may warrant a |
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| fresh look at the education needs of the people of Berwyn; and
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| WHEREAS, School districts' organization plays a role in an |
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| education system's overall efficiency, accountability, and |
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| quality of education; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Senate applauds and |
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| encourages the vision and initiative of Mayor Michael O'Connor |
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| of Berwyn in calling for a region-wide dialogue on the benefits |
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| and drawbacks of school district reorganization; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That such dialogue should include all of the |
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| constituencies related to public education in Berwyn, |
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| including parents, students, school administrators, school |
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| board members, front-line teachers, representatives of the |
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| collective bargaining units, taxpayer organizations, and other |
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| elected officials, and should take place during the coming |
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| school year with the goal of ensuring strong public schools for |
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| all the people of Berwyn; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to |
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| the mayor of Berwyn and to the superintendents of elementary |