Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 57

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 57-Senators Augustine, Adler, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O'Connell, O'Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Regan, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

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110

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

Whereas, The Cyril Wengert Elementary School was built in 1971 and is located in the Sunrise Mountain area of eastern Las Vegas within the Clark County School District; and
Whereas, This outstanding year-round elementary school has an enrollment of 934 pupils, a majority of whom have backgrounds that are ethnically or linguistically diverse, causing many to be at-risk for failure in school; and
Whereas, The entire staff at the Cyril Wengert Elementary School has responded enthusiastically to this challenge and implemented unique programs to deliver more successful educational benefits to its pupils, starting off this past year with their warm and inviting motto "We Celebrate All Children"; and
Whereas, Much of the success of the Cyril Wengert Elementary School must be attributed to the dedicated faculty who eagerly work together as a team to ensure that the individual needs of the pupils are met; and
Whereas, This year, the Cyril Wengert Elementary School was designated as a National Blue Ribbon School in recognition of its innovative methods of instruction which have created an academic environment that is both exciting and fulfilling for its pupils; 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 that can 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, staff and faculty of the Cyril Wengert 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 Mr. Scott Ober, Principal, and Mr. Keith Hyatt, Assistant Principal, of the Cyril Wengert Elementary School.
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