IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Lincoln College Preparatory Academy upon its nomination by the state of Missouri for recognition as a U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18419, March 3, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the State of Missouri has nominated Lincoln College Preparatory Academy for recognition by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School, the only high school in Missouri to be nominated in 2014; and,
WHEREAS, the National Blue Ribbon School program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students' levels of achievement; and,
WHEREAS, Lincoln College Preparatory Academy is an International Baccalaureate and AdvancED Accredited school and is the highest ranked public high school in the Kansas City metropolitan area; and,
WHEREAS, U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon schools can be nominated for the recognition once every five years, with Lincoln College Preparatory Academy previously receiving the designation in 2008; and,
WHEREAS, Lincoln College Preparatory Academy is ranked number 659 in the nation and eighth in the state for best public high schools; and,
WHEREAS, in 2013, Lincoln College Prep was recognized by Newsweek Magazine as one of "America's Best High Schools;" and,
WHEREAS, Lincoln Prep is a unique learning community that values and demonstrates respect for the individual and the educational experience at every level; and,
WHEREAS, known as one of our community's best high schools, Lincoln Prep takes pride in nurturing extremely capable, creative, and ethical leaders who are positively changing the world; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature ...
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