Full Text of HR0455 96th General Assembly
HR0455 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. David Behlow on | 4 |
| the occasion of his appointment to serve as Superintendent of | 5 |
| the North Shore Elementary District in Highland Park on July 1, | 6 |
| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. David Behlow is a native of Wisconsin; he is a | 8 |
| graduate of the Sheboygan public schools and the University of | 9 |
| Wisconsin in Green Bay; he earned his Master's Degree in | 10 |
| Educational Administration and his Doctorate in Education from | 11 |
| the University of Wisconsin in Madison; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Behlow has had a long and distinguished career | 13 |
| in education; he began his career as a high school teacher; | 14 |
| three years later, he was appointed to serve as an | 15 |
| Administrative Associate; he was then offered a position as a | 16 |
| high school assistant principal, which led him to move to | 17 |
| Minnesota; in Minnesota, he began a 16-year career as a | 18 |
| principal, assistant superintendent of instruction, and | 19 |
| superintendent of schools; he then accepted a position as | 20 |
| superintendent of Oswego Community Unit School District 308, | 21 |
| where he served for more than 8 years until he was selected to | 22 |
| serve as Superintendent of the North Shore Elementary District | 23 |
| in December of 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, During Dr. Behlow's tenure as superintendent of | 2 |
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308, the district built | 3 |
| and opened its first school in the Village of Montgomery, | 4 |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary; he led the district through a period | 5 |
| of unprecedented growth, with the district growing from 9 | 6 |
| schools and an enrollment of 7,785 students in 2001 to 19 | 7 |
| schools, an enrollment of nearly 15,000 students, and a budget | 8 |
| in excess of $246 million at the time of his departure; he kept | 9 |
| education as the district's primary goal by setting improvement | 10 |
| goals for each of the district's schools and then closely | 11 |
| monitoring them for favorable results; he also led successful | 12 |
| efforts to secure the community support needed to pass building | 13 |
| bond referendums, including one for $450 million, and worked to | 14 |
| bring the district's management of its multiple building | 15 |
| projects into the 21st century; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Behlow has been an active member of numerous | 17 |
| service groups and organizations; he is vice-president of the | 18 |
| Oswego Economic Development Committee; he serves on the board | 19 |
| of directors of the Heritage Group YMCA and two chambers of | 20 |
| commerce; he also serves as a member of the local Optimist and | 21 |
| Rotary Clubs; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Behlow is a die-hard fan of the Green Bay | 23 |
| Packers; and |
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Behlow has developed a sterling reputation for | 2 |
| his tireless work to ensure each student develops the capacity | 3 |
| to thrive, as well as his passion for education and his immense | 4 |
| experience, traits that will undoubtedly serve him well in his | 5 |
| new position; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate Dr. David Behlow on the occasion of his | 9 |
| appointment to serve as Superintendent of the North Shore | 10 |
| Elementary District and wish him success and happiness in his | 11 |
| new position; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Dr. David Behlow as a symbol of our esteem and | 14 |
| respect.
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