Bill Text: IL HR0884 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. David R. Schuler on being named "National Superintendent of the Year" by AASA, the School Superintendents Association.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR0884 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0884-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. David R. Schuler,
Superintendent of High School District 214, on being named the
National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association
of School Administrators (AASA), the School Superintendents
Association; and
WHEREAS, This is the first time in the 31-year history of
the Association's award that a Superintendent from Illinois has
won the honor; and
WHEREAS, High School District 214 serves more than 12,000
students in six comprehensive high schools in the northwest
suburbs of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler has served as Superintendent of High
School District 214 since 2005; and
WHEREAS, Through his tenure at High School District 214,
each of the high schools has been named as one of the best and
most challenging schools in the country; and
WHEREAS, High School District 214 is a national leader in
preparing students for life beyond high school; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler's push to make college more accessible
and affordable has led to a comprehensive career pathways
program that offers personalized learning experiences through
early college credit, internships, and career credentials, and
the passage of critical education legislation; and
WHEREAS, Students have earned more than 1,500 career
certifications in areas including computer programming,
manufacturing, and healthcare, completed nearly two million
hours of internship experiences, and annually earn 34,000 early
college credits; and
WHEREAS, The District now teaches computer science to all
12,000 students, and its six schools were among only seven in
the nation to pilot an iOS app development curriculum,
initiatives which were recognized by the White House; and
WHEREAS, Under Dr. Schuler's leadership, District 214
helped write, champion, and pass legislation requiring every
public Illinois college and university to accept Advanced
Placement scores of three or higher; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Schuler, with the support of a strong Board of
Education and an excellent staff, launched Redefining Ready!, a
national campaign that introduces multiple research-based

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metrics to demonstrate post-secondary readiness, during his
time as 2015-2016 President of AASA, The School Superintendents
Association; and
WHEREAS, Redefining Ready! has received support from
thousands of educators across the country, and multiple states
adopted the framework as part of their state accountability
plans in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act; and
WHEREAS, Redefining Ready! has a multiple metric approach
that ensure students are seen as more than a single test score;
and
WHEREAS, His work on Redefining Ready! has been published
in several publications, and he has testified about college and
career readiness before the United States Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee
on Education and the Workforce; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Dr. David R. Schuler on receiving the prestigious
recognition as National Superintendent of the Year; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to Dr. Schuler as an expression of our esteem and
respect for his achievement.