IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Lincoln College Preparatory Academy upon receiving the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Gold Star School Award.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18498, May 5, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams and James D. Tindall, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced April 10, 2014, that Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, a school in the Kansas City Public School District, was named a 2014 Gold Star School in recognition of its outstanding academic achievement; and,
WHEREAS, established in 1991, the Gold Star Schools program is designed to identify schools that are performing at a high level academically or making exceptional progress; and,
WHEREAS, Lincoln College Prep is one of only eight schools in the state of Missouri that received the Gold Star designation this year; and,
WHEREAS, Lincoln College Prep was previously named a Gold Star School in 2008, which, under state rules, made the academy ineligible to rejoin the list for the next five years; and,
WHEREAS, Lincoln College Prep will now be allowed to seek a Blue Ribbon School Designation from the U.S. Department of Education; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to the Gold Star recognition, Lincoln College Preparatory Academy was selected by the U.S. News and World Report as one of the top eleven public high schools in Missouri and one of the top 1,167 public high schools in the nation; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Lincoln College Preparatory Academy upon receiving the Missouri Gold Star Schools Award for its achievements and academic excellence.
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18498 of May 5, 2014, was duly passed on May 5, 2014 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____0_______
Excused_______1_____
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature