HR0884 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. David R. Schuler, Superintendent of High School District 214, on being named the National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the School Superintendents Association; and

WHEREAS, This is the first time in the 31-year history of the Association's award that a Superintendent from Illinois has won the honor; and

WHEREAS, High School District 214 serves more than 12,000 students in six comprehensive high schools in the northwest suburbs of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler has served as Superintendent of High School District 214 since 2005; and

WHEREAS, Through his tenure at High School District 214, each of the high schools has been named as one of the best and most challenging schools in the country; and

WHEREAS, High School District 214 is a national leader in preparing students for life beyond high school; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler's push to make college more accessible and affordable has led to a comprehensive career pathways program that offers personalized learning experiences through early college credit, internships, and career credentials, and the passage of critical education legislation; and

WHEREAS, Students have earned more than 1,500 career certifications in areas including computer programming, manufacturing, and healthcare, completed nearly two million hours of internship experiences, and annually earn 34,000 early college credits; and

WHEREAS, The District now teaches computer science to all 12,000 students, and its six schools were among only seven in the nation to pilot an iOS app development curriculum, initiatives which were recognized by the White House; and

WHEREAS, Under Dr. Schuler's leadership, District 214 helped write, champion, and pass legislation requiring every public Illinois college and university to accept Advanced Placement scores of three or higher; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler, with the support of a strong Board of Education and an excellent staff, launched Redefining Ready!, a national campaign that introduces multiple research-based metrics to demonstrate post-secondary readiness, during his time as 2015-2016 President of AASA, The School Superintendents Association; and

WHEREAS, Redefining Ready! has received support from thousands of educators across the country, and multiple states adopted the framework as part of their state accountability plans in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; and

WHEREAS, Redefining Ready! has a multiple metric approach that ensure students are seen as more than a single test score; and

WHEREAS, His work on Redefining Ready! has been published in several publications, and he has testified about college and career readiness before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. David R. Schuler on receiving the prestigious recognition as National Superintendent of the Year; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Schuler as an expression of our esteem and respect for his achievement.