Full Text of HR0858 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the administration, | 4 | | teachers, and students of Emerson Elementary School on the | 5 | | occasion of the school's designation as a National Blue Ribbon | 6 | | School by the United States Department of Education; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program | 8 | | recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high | 9 | | schools where students either achieve high learning standards | 10 | | or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement | 11 | | gap; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Emerson Elementary School was recognized in the | 13 | | category of Exemplary High Performing Schools, which are among | 14 | | the State's highest performing schools as measured by State | 15 | | assessments or national tests; the category also recognizes the | 16 | | highest levels of student subgroup performance and high school | 17 | | graduation rates; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Emerson Elementary School embodies rich ethnic | 19 | | and socioeconomic diversity; of its 335 students, about 74% are | 20 | | white, 14% are Hispanic, 5% are African-American, 4% are Asian, | 21 | | and 4% are multi-racial; about 29% of students qualify as | 22 | | low-income and 6% have limited English proficiency; the school |
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| 1 | | also provides fine arts, music, physical education, and | 2 | | technology programs to help nurture relationships with each | 3 | | student, celebrate unique differences, and create learning | 4 | | opportunities that teach beyond the classroom; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Emerson Elementary School will be officially | 6 | | recognized at a ceremony on November 9-10, 2015 in Washington, | 7 | | D.C.; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The administration, teachers, and students of | 9 | | Emerson Elementary School serve as models of hard work, | 10 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 11 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | congratulate the administration, teachers, and students of | 15 | | Emerson Elementary School on the occasion of the school's | 16 | | designation as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United | 17 | | States Department of Education and wish them continued success | 18 | | and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Emerson Elementary School as a symbol of our | 21 | | esteem and respect.
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