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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives respect and appreciate the contributions of
4local elected officials across the State of Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, School board members are charged with serving our
6State's diverse communities and providing direction and
7guidance to meet the needs of all learners to prepare them for
8their future; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Phil Pritzker of Wheeling has served on the Board
10of Education for Community Consolidated School District 21
11since July 1989; he has served as board president from 1991 to
121993, 2001 to 2003, and 2017 to present; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
14annually selects one board member from across the State as the
15recipient of its prestigious Thomas Lay Burroughs Award in
16memory of the late ISBE Chairman Tom Burroughs; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Recipients of the Burroughs Award display
18extraordinary leadership on behalf of education at the local
19level, including group skills, such as consensus building and
20teamwork, and individual traits, such as vision, courage, and
21integrity; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Phil Pritzker has exemplified the noble and
2worthy characteristics of Burroughs Award honorees throughout
3his tenure on the CCSD21 Board of Education, as well as in
4service to the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) as
5its vice president, president, and immediate past president;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Phil Pritzker was named the 2021 Thomas Lay
8Burroughs Award recipient at the Joint Annual Conference of
9the Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), the Illinois
10Association of School Administrators (IASA), and the Illinois
11Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) on November
1221, 2021; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate Phil Pritzker on receiving the 2021 Thomas Lay
16Burroughs Award, and we thank him for his tireless dedication
17and service to the CCSD21 community and the State of Illinois;
18and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Phil Pritzker as a symbol of our respect and
21esteem.