Bill Text: IL HR0399 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Patricia Ransford on her retirement as principal of Arcadia Elementary School.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0399 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0399-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize Patricia Ransford on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of her retirement as principal of Arcadia Elementary | ||||||
5 | School after 19 years on May 25, 2017; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Patricia Ransford has been an educator for 49 | ||||||
7 | years; and
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8 | WHEREAS, During Patricia Ransford's tenure, Arcadia | ||||||
9 | Elementary School was recognized with three national awards; | ||||||
10 | the United States Department of Education named it a "Blue | ||||||
11 | Ribbon School" in 2009; the Education Trust honored Arcadia | ||||||
12 | with the "Dispelling the Myth" award in 2013; and on May 10, | ||||||
13 | 2016, Learning Heroes awarded Arcadia the "Game Plan for | ||||||
14 | Success" award; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Board of Education recognized | ||||||
16 | Arcadia Elementary School with the 2007 "Academic Improvement | ||||||
17 | Award" for exemplary gains in performance on the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Learning Standards, the 2012 "Spotlight School" award for | ||||||
19 | exemplary performance in closing the achievement gap and | ||||||
20 | meeting high standards, and the 2012 "Excellence Award" for | ||||||
21 | exemplary academic performance on the Illinois Learning | ||||||
22 | Standards; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Arcadia Elementary School received recognition | ||||||
2 | from the Village of Olympia Fields in March of 2007 for
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3 | scholastic achievement after achieving the highest Illinois | ||||||
4 | Standards Achievement Test scores in Chicago Southland; the | ||||||
5 | Village of Matteson recognized Arcadia for academic | ||||||
6 | achievement on the
2008 Illinois Standards Achievement Test; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Patricia Ransford guided Arcadia Elementary | ||||||
9 | School to eight consecutive Exceeding the Ultimate Goal Awards | ||||||
10 | from the District 162 School Board; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | recognize Patricia Ransford on her retirement as principal of | ||||||
14 | Arcadia Elementary School after 19 years of service, and we | ||||||
15 | wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to Patricia Ransford as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
19 | and respect.
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