IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lee's Summit R-7 School District on ranking first in the state among 248 public schools achieving "Top 10" scores in one or more areas of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests.
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RESOLUTION 13594, March 5, 2001
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests were developed by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to carry out the assessment provision of the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993, which requires the State Board of Education to assess student academic performance in a number of areas, including problem solving, analytical ability, evaluation, creativity, and application ability; and,
WHEREAS, student performance on MAP tests is rated on a five-step scale: Advanced being the highest level, followed by Proficient, Nearing Proficient, Progressing, and Step 1, the lowest; and,
WHEREAS, test results are reported to DESE which has for the second time prepared a "Top 10 Schools" report; and,
WHEREAS, the "Top 10 Schools" report consists of 33 separate lists ranking schools' performance in six subject areas: Mathematics, Communication Arts, Science, Social Studies, Health/Physical Education, and Fine Arts; and,
WHEREAS, schools earn a spot on one or more of the Top 10 lists based on the percentage of students scoring at the Advanced or Proficient levels; and,
WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District had a total of 14 schools listed on 33 separate "Top 10 Schools" lists, with 4 schools listed on two Top 10 lists; and,
WHEREAS, Lee's Summit schools making the Top 10 were, Lee's Summit High, Lee's Summit North (two lists), Campbell Junior High, Cedar Creek Elementary (two lists), Hazel Grove Elementary (two lists), Highland Park Elementary, Mason Elementary, Pleasant Lea Elementary (on two lists), Underwood Elementary, and Westview Elementary; and,
WHEREAS, DESE ranks school districts only on the total number of times schools receive Top 10 ratings but, based on the percentage of schools which received Top 10 ratings to total schools in the district, Lee's Summit ranked first in the state; 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 ranking first in the state on Missouri Assessment tests with 10 schools in the district achieving "Top 10" scores, 14 times.
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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution 13594 of March 5, 2001, was duly passed on ___________March 5_______________, 2001 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8___________ Nays _________0__________
Abstaining _______0________ Absent ________1__________
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature