Full Text of HR0256 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Mark Denman on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement after 40 years of service with | 5 | | Danville School District 118; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Denman began working with District 118 as a | 7 | | 7th grade teacher at East Park Middle School from 1975 to 1983; | 8 | | he served as principal of Daniel School from 1983 to 1987, as | 9 | | principal of East Park Elementary School from 1987 to 1994, as | 10 | | principal of North Ridge Middle School from 1994 to 2001, and | 11 | | as principal of Danville High School from 2001 to 2004; he | 12 | | served as Associate Superintendent of District 118 from 2004 to | 13 | | 2009, and, from 2009 to 2015, he served as Superintendent of | 14 | | Schools; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Mark Denman's accomplishments during his time | 16 | | with District 118, include $38 million of construction and | 17 | | renovations at South View, North
Ridge, and East Park Schools; | 18 | | the improved maintenance and updating of all facilities; the | 19 | | overhaul of district technology from the back door to the end | 20 | | user; standardized technology in all classrooms; the | 21 | | development and accountability for the district's strategic | 22 | | plan; the finished work at the Danville High School athletic | 23 | | complex; the reception of a School Improvement Grant at |
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| 1 | | Danville High School to raise student
achievement, reduce | 2 | | drop-out rate, and strengthen instruction; the restructuring | 3 | | of academic programs, assessments, and delivery
of | 4 | | instruction; and serving as the unofficial tour guide of | 5 | | Danville High School for reunions; he led efforts to increase | 6 | | the size, as well as beautifying, the Danville High School
| 7 | | campus, which included the razing of abandoned structures, and | 8 | | he helped preserve District 118's history through authoring | 9 | | "The History
of the Danville Schools" in 2012 for the Districts | 10 | | 150th anniversary; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mark Denman has received numerous awards, | 12 | | including the 2014 Community Partnership Award
from Danville | 13 | | Caucus, Inc., the
2008 Administrator of the Year from the | 14 | | Illinois Association of Educational Office Professionals, the
| 15 | | 2007 Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation
award | 16 | | from the National Society of the Daughters of the
American | 17 | | Revolution, the
2005 Preservation Award
from the Old Town | 18 | | Association, the 2005 Achievement Award from
the Danville High | 19 | | School Senior Class of 2005, the
2003 Educator/Administrator of | 20 | | the Decade award from the Progressive Chapter of Blacks in | 21 | | Government, the
1994 Vermilion County Golden Ruler Award from | 22 | | the Vermilion County Regional Office of Education, the
1983 | 23 | | Outstanding Young Educator of the Year
award from the Danville | 24 | | Jaycees, and the
1983 Outstanding Teacher Award from East Park | 25 | | Middle School; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mark Denman grew up in Danville; he was a member | 2 | | of the 100th graduating class of Danville High School in 1971 | 3 | | and graduated from Illinois State University; he was accepted | 4 | | into the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Law School; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Denman is a product of District 118 and he | 7 | | continually strives to do nothing but
the best for the students | 8 | | of the district; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Mark Denman on his retirement after 40 years of | 12 | | service with Danville School District 118 and wish him the best | 13 | | in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Mark Denman as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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