Full Text of HR0203 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Glenn "Max" McGee, | 4 | | Ph.D., on his retirement as president of the Illinois | 5 | | Mathematics and Science Academy as of June 30, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McGee has served as president of the Illinois | 7 | | Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) since 2007, where he has | 8 | | extended and deepened IMSA's statewide presence with the | 9 | | opening of 3 field offices, expanded programs and services, and | 10 | | launched an online teaching and learning initiative; he is | 11 | | recognized as a dynamic leader, speaker, and writer on critical | 12 | | issues in educational policy and practice; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, Dr. McGee led the academy to receive | 14 | | Intel's "Star Innovator Award" as the top high school in | 15 | | America and guided the academy through periods of significant | 16 | | challenges; as a member of the Illinois P-20 Council and | 17 | | co-chair of the Data, Assessment, and Accountability | 18 | | Committee, he continually strives to ensure that all students | 19 | | receive the opportunities for access to the highest quality of | 20 | | education; in his P-20 role, he was instrumental in leading the | 21 | | design and development of the new Illinois State report card, | 22 | | which was passed unanimously by the General Assembly; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Prior to coming to the IMSA, Dr. McGee served as | 2 | | the State Superintendent of Education and has been a teacher, | 3 | | principal, and district superintendent; as State | 4 | | Superintendent of Education he worked to increase funding for | 5 | | reading, early childhood education, and technology acquisition | 6 | | as well as ensure that every Illinois high school junior had | 7 | | the opportunity to take the ACT; he currently serves on the | 8 | | board of directors of the Golden Apple Foundation, the Great | 9 | | Books Foundation, the P-20 Council, the Illinois Association | 10 | | for Gifted Children, and the Diversifying Higher Education | 11 | | Faculty in Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McGee is a regular speaker at State and | 13 | | national conferences; he has published several articles and | 14 | | coauthored 2 books; his published research on high-achieving, | 15 | | high-poverty schools that have closed the achievement gap has | 16 | | garnered State and national attention for identifying how | 17 | | schools and communities can help all students succeed; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. McGee credits his family with being his | 19 | | inspiration; he and his wife, Jan, the executive director of | 20 | | the Associated Colleges of Illinois' Center for Success in High | 21 | | Needs Schools, have 3 children, one grandson, and 2 | 22 | | granddaughters; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we recognize Dr. Glenn McGee on his retirement as president of | 3 | | the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, thank him for his | 4 | | dedication to the education of Illinois students, and wish him | 5 | | well in all his future endeavours; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Dr. Glenn McGee as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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