Full Text of HR0390 94th General Assembly
HR0390 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Harry P. Rossi will retire as the | 3 |
| Superintendent of Schools in Northbrook/Glenview School | 4 |
| District 30 at the completion of the 2004-2005 school year; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Rossi is also an Adjunct Professor of | 6 |
| Education at Loyola University Chicago where he received his | 7 |
| Doctorate of Education degree in 1985; during his career, he | 8 |
| has served in virtually every administrative capacity from | 9 |
| Assistant Principal to Superintendent of Schools; moreover, he | 10 |
| has taught at every level from elementary through the | 11 |
| university level in the Chicago area; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his Superintendent and university | 13 |
| teaching duties, he serves on many boards including ED-RED, | 14 |
| which represents the interests of over 300,000 suburban | 15 |
| children, Character Counts Coalition, Northern Suburban | 16 |
| Special Education District, and Casa de los Ninos, which builds | 17 |
| and staffs foster homes for abused and neglected Hispanic | 18 |
| children in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Among his leadership activities, Dr. Rossi has | 20 |
| served as a President of the Illinois Association of School | 21 |
| Administrators, Character Counts Coalition Treasurer, Judge of | 22 |
| the Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team, Fellow in the | 23 |
| Institute for Educational Leadership, and Co-Chair of the | 24 |
| Italian American Superintendents Organization; Dr. Rossi has | 25 |
| presented internationally on school leadership topics; he has | 26 |
| presented and participated at Oxford University, England, and | 27 |
| has consulted with university faculty, Ministry of Education | 28 |
| officials, and school leaders in New Zealand; and
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| WHEREAS, National presentations have included topics such | 30 |
| as Collaborative Decision Making, Interest-based Bargaining, | 31 |
| and Data-based Decision Making; locally, Dr. Rossi has keynoted |
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| many opening day sessions for school districts and was the | 2 |
| Commencement Speaker for Loyola University School of Education | 3 |
| in May 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Rossi's publications include contributions on | 5 |
| comparative education for Oxford University, monographs on | 6 |
| school funding and national standards, and op-ed pieces on | 7 |
| cronyism in schools and Character Counts themes for the Chicago | 8 |
| Sun-Times and Pioneer Press; and
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| WHEREAS, He is also active in lobbying in Springfield and | 10 |
| Washington D.C. for school funding and other education and | 11 |
| children's issues as a member of the American Association of | 12 |
| School Administrators Legislative Corps, and is an Associate | 13 |
| with the educational consulting firm, School Exec. Connect; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Rossi and his wife, Carol, reside in Park | 15 |
| Ridge; they have two adult children, Phillip and Elizabeth, | 16 |
| both of whom are graduates of Loyola University Chicago; | 17 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 |
| we thank Dr. Harry P. Rossi for his invaluable contributions to | 21 |
| public education and wish him well in his retirement and future | 22 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 24 |
| presented to Dr. Rossi as an expression of our admiration and | 25 |
| esteem.
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