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 second annual "Distinction in Performance" Award.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 14449, February 10, 2003
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District was 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 is based on a school district's annual performance reports, which are tabulated each year by the department using the same criteria as the accreditation standards for school districts; and,
WHEREAS, these criteria include 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,
WHEREAS, this is the second year that Missouri has awarded the Distinction in Performance Awards, and a total of 157 state public school districts were recognized; and,
WHEREAS, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and other award-winning school districts will be recognized later this year in a series of meetings across the state; and,
WHEREAS, other metropolitan area school districts earning the honor were Blue Springs, Grandview, Liberty, Park Hill and Platte County R-3; and,
WHEREAS, "The districts should be rewarded for continuing to excel in many different areas and because they are doing such a great job, they've earned the right to bypass some administrative elements, like the on-site accreditation visit," said Governor Bob Holden; 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 second annual "Distinction in Performance" Award.
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 County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 14449 of February 10, 2003 was duly passed on _________February 10_________________, 2003 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______5____________ Nays ________0___________
Abstaining ______0_________ Absent _______4___________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature