SR0144LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r SR0144 LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r SR0144 LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 congratulate Terry McKeown on the occasion of his retirement 4 as a board member of the Bloomingdale School District 13 Board 5 of Education; and 6 WHEREAS, Terry McKeown has served on the Bloomingdale 7 School District 13 Board since April 1, 2001; and 8 WHEREAS, Terry McKeown has engaged in strategic planning 9 to identify district priorities, giving rise to a high number 10 of student achievements that were recognized locally and 11 nationally; and 12 WHEREAS, Terry McKeown has spearheaded changes in 13 financial practices, leading the Bloomingdale School District 14 13 Board to earn Certificates of Achievement (COAs) for 15 Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Association of School 16 Business Officials (ASBO) and the Government Finance Officers 17 Association (GFOA) for the past seven years; and 18 WHEREAS, Terry McKeown has further served the Bloomingdale 19 School District 13 Board by readily accepting additional 20 leadership roles during his tenure, including holding the 21 position of board president for two terms; and SR0144 LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r SR0144- 2 -LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r SR0144 - 2 - LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r SR0144 - 2 - LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r 1 WHEREAS, Terry McKeown, for the duration of his term, has 2 also supported the Bloomingdale CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition, a 3 not-for-profit organization whose mission is to actively build 4 and nurture trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, 5 fairness, caring, and citizenship throughout the community; 6 and 7 WHEREAS, Terry McKeown will conclude his service to the 8 Bloomingdale School District 13 Board on May 1, 2025; 9 therefore, be it 10 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Terry 12 McKeown on his retirement as a board member of the 13 Bloomingdale School District 13 Board of Education, and we 14 thank him for his service to the community and its students; 15 and be it further 16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 17 presented to Terry McKeown as an expression of our esteem and 18 respect. SR0144 - 2 - LRB104 12506 LAW 22906 r