Full Text of HR1013 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish
| 3 | | to recognize and thank the 32 school districts that, in
| 4 | | conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education, have
| 5 | | participated in the United States Department of Education's | 6 | | Race
to the Top Phase 3 initiative; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The following districts made great strides in | 8 | | advancing student learning outcomes: Addison School District | 9 | | #4, Bensenville Elementary School District #2, Bloomington | 10 | | Public School District #87, Brooklyn Unit District #188, | 11 | | Calumet Public School District #132, Canton Union School | 12 | | District #66, Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District #36, | 13 | | Country Club Hills School District #160, City of Chicago Public | 14 | | School District #299, East Richland Community Unit School | 15 | | District #1, East Saint Louis School District #189, Eastland | 16 | | Community Unit School District #308, Freeport School District | 17 | | #145, Illini Central School District #189, Marion Community | 18 | | Unit School District #2, Matteson School District #162, McLean | 19 | | Community Unit School District #5, Morrison Community Unit | 20 | | School District #6, Niles Township High School District #219, | 21 | | Pembroke Community Consolidated School District #259, Peoria | 22 | | School District #150, Prairie-Hills Elementary School District | 23 | | #144, Rantoul City District #137, Rich Township High School | 24 | | District #227, Sandoval Community Unit School District #501, |
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| 1 | | Sterling Community Unit School District #5, Township High | 2 | | School District #211, Unity Point School District #140, Urbana | 3 | | School District #116, Wabash Community Unit School District | 4 | | #348, Winnebago Community Unit School District #323, and Zion | 5 | | Elementary School District #6; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The federal grant began in December of 2012 and | 7 | | consists of 4 key focus areas for school improvement and | 8 | | increasing student achievement; Illinois was one of the only | 9 | | states to implement all 16 components in those areas; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The districts represent 20% of the Illinois public | 11 | | schools, 25% of the total Illinois student population, and 38% | 12 | | of low income students; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The districts are preparing students for college | 14 | | and careers, creating a workforce of highly effective teachers | 15 | | and leaders, and building data systems that measure student | 16 | | success; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The grantee districts have been working | 18 | | diligently towards increasing student outcomes through | 19 | | aligning the New Illinois Learning Standards across the | 20 | | curriculum, developing Science Technology Engineering and Math | 21 | | (STEM) programs, developing local assessments and student | 22 | | growth measures, implementing comprehensive district |
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| 1 | | improvement plans/processes, induction and mentoring programs | 2 | | for new teachers and principals, implementing the Performance | 3 | | Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) on an accelerated timeline, | 4 | | engaging community stakeholders in their schools and | 5 | | districts, and utilizing the 5Essentials survey of learning | 6 | | conditions; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The grantee districts are applying innovative | 8 | | thinking and approaches to the work, collaborating between the | 9 | | districts, sharing best-practices, and building state | 10 | | capacity; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | acknowledge the hard work and dedication of these districts to | 14 | | improve educational outcomes for students, and for their | 15 | | collaborative work with the Illinois State Board of Education | 16 | | in accelerating key educational reforms that aim to close | 17 | | achievement gaps while increasing student achievement and | 18 | | preparedness for college and careers; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the 32 school districts participating in the Race | 21 | | to the Top initiative as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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