Full Text of HR1277 94th General Assembly
HR1277 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to offer our sincere congratulations to | 4 |
| Dr. Joel Morris, who will become the next Superintendent of | 5 |
| Maine Township High School District 207; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1969, Dr. Morris graduated from Maine South | 7 |
| High School; and
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| WHEREAS, After leaving Maine South High School, Dr. Morris | 9 |
| went on to earn a bachelor's degree in history from Illinois | 10 |
| State University, a master's degree in history from Loyola | 11 |
| University, and a doctorate in educational administration with | 12 |
| superintendent endorsement from the University of Illinois; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Morris served as a teacher at Maine South and | 15 |
| as a central office administrator at Maine for eighteen years; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, He left the Maine Township school system to become | 18 |
| the Superintendent of West Chicago Community High School | 19 |
| District 94, until he moved to Iowa in 1996 to serve as | 20 |
| Superintendent of the Dubuque school system; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1999, he returned to Illinois and has since led | 22 |
| Elmhurst schools as Superintendent of Elmhurst Community Unit | 23 |
| School District 205; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, For the past seven years, Dr. Morris has shaped | 25 |
| Elmhurst schools into some of the best schools in Illinois; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Morris' administration has overseen the | 27 |
| completion of the York Community High School renovation into a | 28 |
| state-of-the-art facility; and |
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| WHEREAS, His vision and institutional knowledge are the | 2 |
| driving force behind the ascension of Elmhurst schools to an | 3 |
| elite category of excellence; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, He has developed unique partnerships with | 5 |
| community groups and agencies to help better serve the needs of | 6 |
| students and local residents; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Upon leaving Elmhurst, Dr. Morris will return to | 8 |
| his alma mater, Maine Township High School District 207, as the | 9 |
| new superintendent; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Maine Township High School District 207 has | 11 |
| approximately 7,500 students enrolled at three high schools and | 12 |
| is comprised of students from Park Ridge, Des Plaines and parts | 13 |
| of Glenview, Harwood Heights, Morton Grove, Niles, Norridge, | 14 |
| Norwood Park Township, and Rosemont; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Not only did Dr. Morris graduate from Maine South, | 16 |
| but his son is also a fellow alumni; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, In 1995, Dr. Morris was named Superintendent of | 18 |
| the Year by the Illinois Association of School Administrators, | 19 |
| and he received the University of Illinois Distinguished Alumni | 20 |
| Award in 1999; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Joel Morris' dedication to improving | 22 |
| education in Illinois is a source of inspiration to the entire | 23 |
| community and State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 25 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 26 |
| we congratulate Dr. Joel Morris for his exemplary years of | 27 |
| service, for his achievement of educational excellence, and for | 28 |
| his dedication to the children and residents of the City of |
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| Elmhurst; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Dr. Morris, his family, the City of Elmhurst, and | 4 |
| Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 School Board.
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