Full Text of HR0808 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Board of Education is charged | 3 | | with setting educational policies and
guidelines for public and | 4 | | private schools, preschool through grade 12, as well as | 5 | | vocational
education; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The State Board of Education analyzes the aims, | 7 | | needs, and requirements of education and
recommends | 8 | | legislation to the General Assembly and Governor for the | 9 | | benefit of the school
children throughout Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The State Board of Education's stated mission is | 11 | | to "Provide leadership and resources to achieve
excellence | 12 | | across all Illinois districts by engaging legislators, school | 13 | | administrators, teachers,
students, parents, families, and | 14 | | other stakeholders in formulating and advocating for policies | 15 | | that
enhance education, empower districts, and ensure | 16 | | equitable outcomes for all students"; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois recently enacted a new | 18 | | school funding formula with a historic
amount of dollars | 19 | | dedicated to elementary and secondary education that the State | 20 | | Board of Education has been
unable to distribute to schools | 21 | | across the State; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Due to years of budget uncertainty and numerous | 2 | | State-mandated regulations, Illinois
is also currently facing | 3 | | a devastating statewide teacher shortage that has left schools | 4 | | across the
State without qualified teachers in many classrooms; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The State Board of Education has recently informed | 7 | | the General Assembly that they have
concerns about the cut in | 8 | | State funding that is being provided to it for administrative | 9 | | and employment purposes; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, The State Board of Education recently posted on | 11 | | its website an advertisement concerning the position of | 12 | | "Storyteller" to serve under the Chief Education Officer; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The job description provides that the State Board | 14 | | of Education plans to hire three full-time
"Storytellers" at a | 15 | | salary of approximately $47,400 to work in either its | 16 | | Springfield or Chicago
offices; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, These "Storytellers" will be tasked with, among | 18 | | other duties, connecting real-world
practices from schools and | 19 | | districts around Illinois to show the impact of education | 20 | | policy and
programs; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, "Storytellers" are also tasked with creating |
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| 1 | | compelling, persuasive, relevant, and accurate
communications | 2 | | content that will increase engagement with programmatic goals | 3 | | and build
community support for ISBE programs; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | believe this is not the appropriate time for the State Board of | 7 | | Education to hire three public relations professionals to serve | 8 | | as "Storytellers"; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That we believe these tax dollars would be of | 10 | | better use in the classroom helping educate the
millions of | 11 | | children that rely on a quality public education in this State; | 12 | | and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the State Board of Education to | 14 | | focus its resources and energy on distributing
evidence-based | 15 | | funding on a timely basis rather than hiring additional | 16 | | employees, in an already
cash-strapped State agency, to travel | 17 | | the State of Illinois promoting a public relations campaign;
| 18 | | and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | delivered to State Board of Education
Chairman James Meeks and | 21 | | State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tony Smith.
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