Full Text of HR0295 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize
Miriam "Mimi" Cooper | 4 | | on her retirement from the Township High School District 214 | 5 | | Board of
Education, and her 28 years of service as the | 6 | | longest-tenured Board member in District
history; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper of Arlington Heights was first | 8 | | elected to the
Board of Education in 1989 and has guided the | 9 | | District during six years as President and
four years as | 10 | | Vice-President, serving more than 81,000 District 214 | 11 | | graduates during her
time on the Board; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, During Miriam Cooper's tenure, all six | 13 | | comprehensive high schools have been recognized as Blue Ribbon | 14 | | Schools by the United States Department of Education and have | 15 | | continued to receive State and national academic recognition; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, District 214 high schools have been ranked among | 18 | | the top 35 open-enrollment schools in Illinois by U.S. News and | 19 | | World Report and are considered among the State's most | 20 | | challenging schools by The Washington Post; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper has helped guide District 214 |
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| 1 | | through nearly three decades of student-centered learning, | 2 | | developing innovative new curricula, improving facilities, | 3 | | repurposing spaces for the purpose of better instruction, | 4 | | enhancing arts and athletic spaces, and constantly improving in | 5 | | line with changing demographics; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The White House has recognized District 214 for | 7 | | expanding workplace learning experiences, career exploration | 8 | | for all students, and for efforts to embed computer coding | 9 | | literacy within its math curriculum; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, In partnership with the ASSA and the School | 11 | | Superintendents Association, District 214 launched "Redefining | 12 | | Ready!" to change the national dialogue regarding college and | 13 | | career readiness and to influence the development of the Every | 14 | | Student Succeeds Act accountability plans; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper has made strong fiscal | 16 | | responsibility a hallmark of her time on the Board; it has been | 17 | | marked by balanced operating budgets and strong finances; even | 18 | | as the District has grown in population she has maintained the | 19 | | highest level of excellence; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper has been a longtime advocate of | 21 | | Community Education, the
Community Education Foundation, and | 22 | | now the District 214 Education Foundation,
serving as a board |
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| 1 | | member for each organization and actively working to raise | 2 | | corporate
and private funding for continued support of | 3 | | education; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper helped establish the Catherine M. | 5 | | Lee Women's and Children's Center,
which helps low-income, | 6 | | female immigrants in District 214 to gain basic skills in | 7 | | speaking,
listening, reading, and writing English to increase | 8 | | readiness skills for gaining employment
while their children | 9 | | attend early childhood education classes; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper has worked professionally in family | 11 | | law matters; she is held in high regard by
her peers and has | 12 | | been recognized multiple times as an Illinois top attorney as a | 13 | | "Super
Lawyer"; she has held leadership positions in the | 14 | | Northwest Suburban Bar Association and
completed mediation | 15 | | training to become a Collaborative Law Fellow; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper has used her legal expertise to help | 17 | | shape and enhance a law and equity
career pathway in District | 18 | | 214 and has supported student education through the mock trial
| 19 | | experience; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper's tireless advocacy for public | 21 | | education, selfless service to, and enthusiastic support of | 22 | | District 214 and its programs serves as an outstanding and |
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| 1 | | inspirational example to thousands of students, their parents, | 2 | | and their educators; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Miriam Cooper's retirement from the District 214 | 4 | | Board of Education becomes effective April 27, 2017; therefore, | 5 | | be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | congratulate Miriam "Mimi" Cooper on her retirement from the | 9 | | Board of Education of Township High School District 214, and we | 10 | | recognize her dedication as the longest-serving Board member in | 11 | | the District's history; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Miriam Cooper as an expression of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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