Full Text of HR0507 96th General Assembly
HR0507 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 Warren "Chip" | 4 |
| Johnson on his retirement as Darien School District #61 School | 5 |
| Superintendent; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson has spent his entire 41-year career in | 7 |
| District #61; during his tenure he served as a teacher for four | 8 |
| years, assistant principal for two years, principal for twelve | 9 |
| years, assistant superintendent for nine years, and has served | 10 |
| the last 15 years as school superintendent; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson oversaw the change of Eisenhower | 12 |
| Junior High from a 7-8th grade class building to a 6th, 7th, | 13 |
| and 8th grade class center and the creation of grade level | 14 |
| centers at DeLay and Lace Schools; he was responsible for the | 15 |
| creation of the full day kindergarten program, the first full | 16 |
| day kindergarten program in DuPage County, and the building of | 17 |
| additions at Eisenhower Junior High, DeLay, and Lace Schools; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, In addition, he oversaw the sale of Fairview | 20 |
| School to the Darien Park District and the sale of Marion Hills | 21 |
| School; and
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| WHEREAS, He is an active member of the Illinois Association | 2 |
| of School Administrators (IASA) and has held leadership roles | 3 |
| within the DuPage Division; he is a long standing member of the | 4 |
| Safety Village Governing Board; he has served as Executive | 5 |
| Director of the LaGrange Area Division of Special Education | 6 |
| (LADSE); and he is responsible for the updated technology in | 7 |
| Darien District # 61 schools; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was responsible for the creation of a | 9 |
| district administrative center in the Lace School building; he | 10 |
| is an active member of the Legislative Education Network of | 11 |
| DuPage (LEND) and the Education Research Development for | 12 |
| Legislation group in Illinois (EDRed), where he regularly met | 13 |
| With State legislators to discuss educational issues; he has | 14 |
| testified before the Illinois House and Senate on the behalf of | 15 |
| the children of Darien, Dupage County, and Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, He is an active member of the Darien Area Public | 17 |
| Administrators Association (DAPA), and he has been an active | 18 |
| member for over 25 years in the Darien Lions; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| congratulate Mr. Johnson on his retirement and thank him for | 22 |
| his years of service to the children of Darien School District | 23 |
| #61; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Warren "Chip" Johnson as a symbol of our respect.
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