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| 1 |  | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 |  |     WHEREAS, Dr. Elizabeth A. Ennis will retire as the  | 
| 3 |  | Superintendent of Township High School District 214 at the  | 
| 4 |  | completion of the school year; and
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| 5 |  |     WHEREAS, Dr. Ennis was the first female to be appointed  | 
| 6 |  | Principal and then Superintendent in District 214; she has  | 
| 7 |  | served as Superintendent from 1998 to 2005; and
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| 8 |  |     WHEREAS, District 214 serves 12,500 students and employs  | 
| 9 |  | 1,700 individuals in a variety of roles, including teachers,  | 
| 10 |  | administrators, clerical and instructional support personnel,  | 
| 11 |  | food service, and custodial maintenance personnel; the annual  | 
| 12 |  | budget is $205 million; and
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| 13 |  |     WHEREAS, She received a Bachelor of Science in Speech and  | 
| 14 |  | Theatre, a Master of Science in Secondary Education, and an  | 
| 15 |  | Education Specialist Degree in Education Administration from  | 
| 16 |  | Indiana University; she received a Doctor of Education in  | 
| 17 |  | School Administration and Policy Studies from the University of  | 
| 18 |  | Oklahoma; and
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| 19 |  |     WHEREAS, She has been a successful high school speech and  | 
| 20 |  | drama teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal in Indiana and  | 
| 21 |  | Illinois, Director of High Schools and Adult Education,  | 
| 22 |  | Graduate Assistant, Deputy Superintendent, and Superintendent;  | 
| 23 |  | and
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| 24 |  |     WHEREAS, During her tenure, the district has experienced  | 
| 25 |  | significant changes in curriculum, increased recruiting and  | 
| 26 |  | hiring of minority candidates, maintained a balanced budget,  | 
| 27 |  | introduced the Vanguard School and Newcomer Center, seen a rise  | 
| 28 |  | in test scores which remain above State and national levels,  | 
| 29 |  | and all facilities have been improved; and
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