IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lee's Summit R-7 School District upon receiving the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's annual "Distinction in Performance" Award for the fourth consecutive year.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15344, January 10, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District is one of just six metropolitan-area school districts to earn the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's "Distinction in Performance" Award this year; and,
WHEREAS, this award honors school districts for making consistent progress in improving academic performance; and,
WHEREAS, this annual award is based upon Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test scores, ACT college entrance test scores, student attendance, dropout rates, and other academic performance measures; and,
WHEREAS, to qualify for this year's "Distinction in Performance"Award, a school district had to meet 11 of 12 performance indicators including all the standards that are based on the MAP exams; and,
WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District exceeded the criteria for the award, achieving a perfect score on the performance indicators and meeting 12 of the 12 standards; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature congratulates the Lee's Summit R-7 School District upon its receipt of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's annual "Distinction in Performance" Award for the fourth consecutive year.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Acting Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 15344 of January 10, 2005 was duly passed on ___________January 10_______________, 2005 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________7__________ Nays _________0__________
Abstaining ______0_________ Absent _______2___________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature