Full Text of HR0387 96th General Assembly
HR0387 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jeanette Clark on | 4 |
| her retirement as a member of the Board of Education of the | 5 |
| Indian Prairie School District 204; and
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| WHEREAS, Jeannette Clark served as a member of the Board of | 7 |
| Education of the Indian Prairie School District 204 (serving | 8 |
| parts of Naperville, Aurora, and Bolingbrook) from 1993 to | 9 |
| 2009, a time period that witnessed one of the most substantial | 10 |
| periods of population growth in the State's history; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Clark has been recognized by the Illinois | 12 |
| Association of School Boards as a Master School Board Member, | 13 |
| evidencing her dedication to lifelong learning and a commitment | 14 |
| to continuous improvement as a school board member; during the | 15 |
| time of Ms. Clark's service, Indian Prairie successfully passed | 16 |
| four referenda, hired three superintendents, and opened 11 | 17 |
| elementary schools, four middle schools, one high school, two | 18 |
| freshman centers, and its innovative Frontier campus, where the | 19 |
| district's high school students can earn college credit for $10 | 20 |
| while completing high school; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Clark was defined by a local newspaper as the | 22 |
| "epitome of community activism" because she possesses a home |
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| office devoted to civic work where she often receives more than | 2 |
| 100 phone calls per week, and because of her involvement with | 3 |
| organizations such as the City of Naperville's Citizens | 4 |
| Advisory Committee, the League of Women Voters, and her local | 5 |
| church; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Clark's commitment to her civic activities and | 7 |
| to her various leadership roles led to her nomination and | 8 |
| eventual win of the Citibank Crystal Award in 1996, in which | 9 |
| the nominees were selected based on how they contribute to the | 10 |
| advancement of women and their many contributions to | 11 |
| Naperville; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Clark is the fourth person in the history of | 13 |
| Indian Prairie to serve as a school board member for sixteen | 14 |
| years, and retired from that role on May 4, 2009; therefore, be | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Ms. Jeanette Clark and wish her the best in her | 19 |
| future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Ms. Jeanette Clark as a symbol of our respect.
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