Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 55

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 55-Senators Jacobsen, Adler, Augustine, Coffin, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Regan, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

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108

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION--Commending the C. C. Meneley Elementary School for being chosen as a National Blue Ribbon School.

Whereas, The C. C. Meneley Elementary School was established in 1979 in Gardnerville, Nevada, which is located in Douglas County; and
Whereas, This outstanding school has an enrollment of 730 pupils, a staff numbering 71 and an open-door policy inviting parents to visit or volunteer, creating a comprehensive team effort toward education; and
Whereas, The C. C. Meneley Elementary School prides itself on classroom environments that offer care, encouragement and love to all pupils with the goal to make learning an exciting and rewarding experience; and
Whereas, This year, the C. C. Meneley Elementary School was recognized for its outstanding performance in the education of its pupils by being selected as a National Blue Ribbon School; and
Whereas, The Blue Ribbon Schools Program was established by the Secretary of Education in 1982 in an effort to:
1. Identify and give public recognition to outstanding public and private schools across the United States;
2. Make available a comprehensive framework of key criteria for school effectiveness to serve as a basis for participatory self-assessment and planning in schools; and
3. Facilitate communication and sharing of the most successful practices that are used within and among schools based on a common understanding of criteria related to success; and
Whereas, This year's selection focused on the nation's outstanding elementary schools that emphasized a learning-centered environment to facilitate student achievement and parental involvement; and
Whereas, Additionally, consideration was given to those schools that demonstrated educational leadership, professional development and collaborative relationships among the school, family and community; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly Concurring, That the members of the 69th Session of the Nevada Legislature do hereby commend the administration and staff of the C. C. Meneley Elementary School upon being selected as a National Blue Ribbon School; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to Dr. Pauline Moley, Principal, and Brian Frazier, Vice Principal, of the C. C. Meneley Elementary School.
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