[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16002-16003]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 81

  (Mr. FOSTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Union School 
District 81--a single school district in Joliet, Illinois--for winning 
an Award of Merit from the Illinois State Board of Education for 
outstanding improvement and effort.
  This district has undergone a transformation that would have seemed 
impossible 2 years ago. Since then, in addition to a renewed focus on 
academics, the school has built its first playground, provided 
computers for all students in the third through eighth grades, and 
added 18 days of school for students, all while improving its financial 
rating. The teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and students of

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Union School District 81 deserve this commendation for their hard work 
and for their dedication.
  I would also like to recognize the efforts of Superintendent Tim 
Baldermann for his dedication to providing a top-quality education for 
all of his students. I congratulate them on their important 
achievement.

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