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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Dr. Richard Best
4 on the occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of Lindop
5 School District 92; and
6 WHEREAS, Dr. Best received his Bachelor of Arts in
7 psychology from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in
8 1977; he pursued a master's degree in curriculum and
9 instruction at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
10 and the degree of EdM was conferred upon him in 1983; he
11 earned a PhD in educational leadership from the University of
12 Illinois at Chicago in 1997; and
13 WHEREAS, Dr. Best began his work in school administration
14 as Associate Principal in Glenview District 23; he served as
15 Principal in Lincolnshire District 103 and Director of
16 Curriculum in West Northfield District 31; he is currently
17 serving as Superintendent of Lindop School District 92 and is
18 also an instructor in the Education and Leadership
19 Departments with National Louis University in Evanston and
20 Trinity University in Bannockburn; and
21 WHEREAS, Dr. Best's years at Lindop School District have
22 been marked with many accomplishments; he established a full
23 day kindergarten program and a middle school model; he
24 redefined the literacy program that resulted in significant
25 improvement in student achievement; he engaged the community
26 in conversation to determine common values and set goals for
27 the future of the district as well as improving parent
28 involvement in the school and community volunteer programs;
29 he led the district to access all available resources for
30 additional dollars and initiated plans for the $10.8 million
31 building project; in addition, during his tenure, the
32 district passed a school building referendum with 84.2
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1 percent approval, and he significantly improved the role of
2 technology in the instructional programs of the district;
3 therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NINETY-THIRD
5 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Dr. Richard L. Best on the occasion of his
7 retirement as Superintendent of Lindop School District 92,
8 and we thank him for his many years of service to the
9 students of Illinois; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Dr. Richard L. Best as an expression of our
12 respect and esteem and with best wishes for a peaceful and
13 relaxing retirement.