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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of this body are pleased to recognize 
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Illinois' citizens who have distinguished themselves in 
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service to their community and this State; and
 
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    WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Michael L. Smoot 
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has announced his retirement as Superintendent of Schools for 
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Wood Dale School District #7, where he coined the phrase "our 
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product is an educated child"; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Smoot started his career in Illinois public 
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education as a teacher in Mannheim School District #83; he then 
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became the Principal of Americana School at the Queen Bee 
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School District in Glendale Heights; he next served Brookfield 
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School District #95, first as a principal and then as assistant 
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and interim superintendent; he then became the Superintendent 
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of Wood Dale School District #7; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Smoot has served the citizens and children of 
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Wood Dale with exemplary distinction for over 25 years; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Under Mr. Smoot's leadership, Wood Dale School 
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District #7 and it's students have benefited from an infusion 
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of innovative teaching concepts, a focus on incorporating the 
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arts in education, and targeted attention for at-risk learners; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Smoot has established 
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himself as a renowned advocate for children with special needs, 
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exemplifying his strongly held belief that every child deserves 
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an opportunity to succeed; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Smoot established in Wood Dale one of 
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Illinois' first Early Childhood Education Centers that, to this 
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day, serves as a model for other early childhood educational 
 


 






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programs around the State; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Over his career, Mr. Smoot accomplished several 
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monumental building projects in Wood Dale School District #7 
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designed to insure an advantageous learning environment for all 
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of his students; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Smoot has also served his profession by 
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mentoring fellow educators and through his involvement in the 
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Educational League of Illinois, the Suburban Superintendent's 
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Association, the Illinois Association of School 
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Administrators, the Illinois Association of School Boards, the 
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American Association of School Administrators, the National 
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School Board Association, and various other organizations; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Smoot has served the children of this State in 
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numerous ways; in addition to having earned the esteem of the 
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educational community, he has the respect and admiration of all 
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those he has served, as well as the other educators he has 
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served with; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Michael L. Smoot on his retirement as 
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Superintendent of Schools for Wood Dale School District #7 and 
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extend our sincere best wishes to him for health and happiness 
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in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Michael L. Smoot

as an expression of our respect 
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and esteem.