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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, School board members are elected to sit in trust
3 for their diverse communities, and in that capacity are charged
4 with meeting their communities' expectations and aspirations
5 for the public education of their children; and
 
6     WHEREAS, School board members are entrusted with the
7 guardianship and wise expenditure of scarce tax dollars; they
8 are responsible for maintaining and preserving the buildings,
9 grounds, and other areas of the school district that the
10 community has put in their trust; and
 
11     WHEREAS, School board members are responsible for
12 providing leadership that ensures a clear, shared vision of
13 public education for their schools, that sets high standards
14 for the education of all students, and requires the effective
15 and efficient operation of their districts; and
 
16     WHEREAS, School board members adopt public policy to give
17 voice to that leadership and employ a superintendent to
18 administer board policy; they are also responsible for the
19 regular monitoring of the district's performance and
20 compliance with State policy; and
 
21     WHEREAS, School board members selflessly donate countless

 

 

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1 hours to public service with no compensation; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Effective school board membership requires
3 activities which may occur during business hours throughout the
4 year; many employers in the State of Illinois support their
5 employees who serve as school board members by allowing them
6 the time to participate in those activities; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Employers are supportive of their employees who
8 serve as school board members, generously lending support and
9 time; employers give their employees the opportunity to better
10 serve the needs of the school districts and citizens they
11 represent through sometimes tremendous sacrifice to the
12 employer; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The decisions made by school board members
14 directly impact the quality of life in their communities,
15 placing them at the front line of American democracy;
16 therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 proclaim November 15 in 2007, and November 15 of each year
20 thereafter, as School Board Members Day in the State of
21 Illinois, as a way to honor those citizens who devote so much
22 of their time and energy for the education of our children.