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May 20, 2015

The Honorable Rahm EmanuelMayor of the City of ChicagoCity Hall, 121 N. Laalle t.Chicago, !llinoi" #0#02

$ear Mayor Emanuel,

%" you may &no', ! ha(e )eci)e) to run for the *nite) tate" enate. +or"e(eral rea"on" ! )o not belie(e it 'oul) be aroriate for me to continuea" a member of the Chicago -oar) of E)ucation 'hile ! am running forolitical office an) accor)ingly ! am "ubmitting my re"ignation effecti(eimme)iately. !t ha" been an honor an) a ri(ilege to "er(e the City ofChicago an) it" mo"t imortant a""et, our chil)ren. Than& you for theoortunity.

(er the la"t four year" 'e ha(e ma)e "ome )ifficult )eci"ion" an) ha(eha) "ome challenging )ay". -ut the fact i" that o(er that time our "chool"

ha(e imro(e). More of our "tu)ent" are achie(ing at or abo(e gra)e le(el,more of our "tu)ent" are gra)uating high "chool an) mo"t imortantly, 'eha(e "ignificantly increa"e) the number of "tu)ent" 'ho ha(e acce"" to/uality, high erforming "chool".

There i" much more to be )one an) "ome "ignificant ob"tacle" ahea) but !am confi)ent that you an) my colleague" on the boar) 'ill continue to 'or&to en"ure that e(ery chil) in e(ery neighborhoo) ha" the e)ucation theynee) to achie(e their full otential.

incerely,

%n)rea L. o

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