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HR0611
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Dr. Nick Polyak, an educator for 27 years, has
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held the rank of school superintendent for 17 years; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Polyak has been the superintendent of Leyden
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High School District #212 (Leyden District #212) since 2013;
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and

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WHEREAS, Leyden District #212 includes students from
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Franklin Park, Northlake, Rosemont, Schiller Park, River
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Grove, Melrose Park, and unincorporated Leyden Township; and

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WHEREAS, The students and families of Leyden District #212
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represent a wide variety of identities, social classes, and
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income levels; and

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WHEREAS, The job of being the superintendent of a high
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school district is often a lightning rod, with personnel,
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parents, students, and taxpayers holding distinct and separate
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opinions about the education of young people; and

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WHEREAS, The challenges facing districts with identities
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like Leyden #212 can make these differences of opinion even
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stronger; and

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WHEREAS, As a leader, Dr. Polyak has worked tirelessly to
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bring separate groups together to discuss their issues and
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concerns, and he has enabled the continued operation of Leyden
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District #212 as a place of education and preparation for
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young adults; and

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WHEREAS, As a fiscal manager and planner, Dr. Polyak has
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implemented more than $200 million in Leyden District #212
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facility modernization projects without raising local property
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tax rates; and

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WHEREAS, As an educational pioneer, Dr. Nick Polyak built
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upon the 2012 pioneering move by Leyden District #212 to
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become one of the first three school districts in the United
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States to implement Chromebooks as an alternative learning
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platform, and his continued push for enhancing e-learning
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platforms positioned Leyden District #212 as one of only three
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school districts to be approved for the 2015 Illinois
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emergency e-learning pilot program and made Leyden District
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#212 one of the best-prepared public school systems in
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Illinois for implementation of the pandemic orders of March
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2020; and

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WHEREAS, As a promoter of student morale and self-esteem,
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Dr. Polyak has expanded the universe of
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lettered/quasi-lettered student experiences to cover e-sports

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and flag football, joining the 29 interscholastic sports and
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95 club activities offered in Leyden District #212; and

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WHEREAS, As a friend of the educator profession of school
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superintendency, Dr. Polyak has developed and taught the
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Illinois Aspiring Superintendent Academy for over ten years;
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in this Academy, he guided, taught, and, in some cases,
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mentored more than 100 participants who are now serving as
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superintendents throughout the State; and

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WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of School Administrators
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(IASA) works through an independent panel to discern and name
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its roll of Superintendents of the Year; and

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WHEREAS, In November 2025, the IASA named Dr. Polyak as
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the 2026 Illinois Superintendent of the Year; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we congratulate Dr. Nick Polyak on being honored as the 2026
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Illinois Superintendent of the Year; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we wish many years of continued executive
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educator achievement for Dr. Polyak, the teachers that work
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with him, and his executive educator staff; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we look forward with eager anticipation to
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the future achievements of the adults who have graduated from
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or passed through the Leyden High School District #212 system,
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with an eye to the grounding they have received from the social
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capital achieved there; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Dr. Polyak as a symbol of our esteem and respect.

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