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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois are pleased to recognize Dr. Patricia
4 Pickles for her extensive accomplishments in the field of
5 education and for the enormous contributions she has made to
6 North Chicago Community Unit School District 187; and
7 WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Pickles, District
8 187 made tremendous strides; some of the highlights of her
9 tenure as superintendent include improving ISAT test scores
10 in district by 64%; re-establishing adult night education
11 classes, strengthening and expanding the preschool program,
12 developing an internal quality review plan, creating a
13 parents/school liaison position, implementing a uniform dress
14 code policy, developing a District Administrative Procedures
15 Manual, updating curriculum, increasing the number of
16 elementary counselors, opening a new math and science academy
17 for middle schoolers, completing the largest construction
18 project in the history of the district, and helping to remove
19 all schools of District 187 from the State's Academic Watch
20 List; and
21 WHEREAS, Dr. Pickles has expended an extraordinary amount
22 of energy in the accumulation of funds for educational
23 purposes; she secured well over $14,545,000 in funding for
24 the school district over her almost 6 year tenure with the
25 district; she has met with numerous State and federal
26 government officials as well as national school organizations
27 to discuss the progress and strategy that has been so
28 successful in District 187; and
29 WHEREAS, Dr. Pickles clearly displays a sense of equality
30 and idealism by insisting all childrens' academic standards
31 be equally consistent; she has shown the courage to believe
32 that academic change in a system is possible and then
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1 relentlessly striven for that change; she has made tremendous
2 literary and educational contributions in her personal life
3 as well as her public life and has exhibited diligence in
4 professional development actions for educational instructors;
5 therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we commend Dr. Patricia Pickles for tireless work for the
9 North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 and for the
10 equality of students everywhere; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Dr. Patricia Pickles as a token of our respect
13 and esteem.