Full Text of HR0395 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Matt Klosterman on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as superintendent of Belleville | 5 | | Public School District #118 on June 30, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Matt Klosterman has devoted 34 years to education, | 7 | | 28 of those years
serving Belleville District #118; he served | 8 | | as a school psychologist, director of special education, | 9 | | director of Title I,
director of pre-kindergarten, and | 10 | | assistant superintendent of finance; he has served the last 14 | 11 | | years as superintendent; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, During Matt Klosterman's tenure, the district has | 13 | | seen a growing
focus on character education; there are seven | 14 | | Illinois Schools of Character in District #118 and four | 15 | | national Schools of
Character; recently, the district was | 16 | | recognized as a National District of
Character; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Matt Klosterman has served as a coach in several | 18 | | area athletic programs and is active with the Belleville | 19 | | Achieves Strength in Character (B.A.S.I.C) initiative; he
| 20 | | serves or has served on the boards of the Belleville Chamber of | 21 | | Commerce (President, 2011),
the United Way, the YMCA, Do the | 22 | | Right Thing, the Memorial Hospital Foundation, SIUE Academic |
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| 1 | | Advising, and the Boy Scouts of America Lewis & Clark District; | 2 | | he is the president of the Belleville Area
Superintendents | 3 | | Association and chairman of the Egyptian Area Schools Employee | 4 | | Benefit Trust; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Matt Klosterman received the Russell C. Hill Award | 6 | | for outstanding leadership and service
through the Learning for | 7 | | Life Program in Special Needs Scouting; he has also
been | 8 | | recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education with the | 9 | | Those Who
Excel Award; in 2010, he was recognized by Racial | 10 | | Harmony with the Outstanding
Community Service Award; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Matt Klosterman received his bachelor's degree | 12 | | from
Washington University in St. Louis and his master's degree | 13 | | in psychology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 14 | | (SIUE); his educational administration endorsement is from | 15 | | SIUE, and he is a doctoral candidate at Southern Illinois | 16 | | University Carbondale; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Matt Klosterman has been married for 33 years to | 18 | | his wife, Cherie; they have three
boys, Sam, Nate, and Matt; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate Matt Klosterman on his retirement as |
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| 1 | | superintendent of Belleville Public School District #118, and | 2 | | we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Matt Klosterman as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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