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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize significant
4 milestones in the lives of citizens of the State; and
5 WHEREAS, Bill Jenner has announced his retirement from
6 the O'Fallon Township School Board after serving for
7 thirty-seven years; and
8 WHEREAS, Bill Jenner has attended a minimum of 444
9 meetings; he has served as president of the Board for the
10 past twenty years; and
11 WHEREAS, Illinois State Superintendent Glenn "Max" McGee
12 recently presented Bill Jenner with a distinguished service
13 award; and
14 WHEREAS, Bill Jenner attended his first meeting in April
15 of 1962; at that time O'Fallon High School had 597 students
16 and was on probation by the North Central Association,
17 awaiting accreditation; now the school has 1,903 students and
18 has received the United States Department of Education's
19 Education Excellence Award; and
20 WHEREAS, Bill Jenner is a former National Weather Service
21 meteorologist and an O'Fallon alderman; he authored the first
22 policy manual for the school district in 1963; he sought out
23 an evaluation by the U.S. Department of Education in 1987 for
24 the board, and encouraged an analysis of the board's policies
25 by the State School Board Association in 1996; and
26 WHEREAS, Bill Jenner encourages new curriculum and the
27 addition of new classes; he has implemented a program to help
28 students with a risk of dropping out; and
29 WHEREAS, Bill Jenner and his wife have three children,
30 all with advanced doctorates; they also have six
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1 grandchildren; he and his wife plan on walking more around
2 the neighborhood and spending more time visiting their
3 family; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Bill Jenner on a job well done; through his
7 dedication to education, the students of the O'Fallon School
8 District are better; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Bill Jenner, along with our sincere
11 congratulations on his retirement.