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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Dr. Ronald Bearwald has announced his retirement
3 as School Superintendent of Prospect Heights School District
4 23; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Bearwald has been vital to the quality of
6 the excellent public education school system provided for all
7 children of School District 23, past, present, and future;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Dr. Bearwald worked effectively with board
10 members, administrators, faculty, staff, parents, community
11 leaders, and elected officials to respond to the challenges
12 of creating schools that meet high education standards; and
13 WHEREAS, Dr. Bearwald has spent 43 years in education and
14 for the past 12 years he has been with District 23; and
15 WHEREAS, His professional service includes current
16 Chairperson, Governing Board, Rainbows for All Children,
17 current Executive Board for the Great Lakes Association for
18 School College and University Staffing (GLASCUS), former
19 Chairperson for the North Cook Superintendents Illinois
20 Association of School Administrators, former Chairperson of
21 the Northwest Superintendents Association, and former
22 Chairperson of United Way of Skokie Valley School Campaign;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, Under Dr. Bearwald's tenure, all District 23
25 buildings, including the previously named MacArthur Library,
26 were renovated to better serve the District 23 students and
27 community; in appreciation for his contributions, the Board
28 of Education declared it fitting and proper to rename the
29 library at MacArthur Middle School as the Dr. Ronald R.
30 Bearwald Library; and
31 WHEREAS, Dr. Bearwald has worked tirelessly and
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1 persistently for improvement and quality in education; he
2 exemplifies the character of a dedicated and caring
3 professional educator; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Dr. Ronald Bearwald on his retirement from
7 Prospect Heights School District 23 and wish him well in all
8 of his future endeavors; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Dr. Ronald Bearwald as an expression of our
11 respect and esteem.