HOUSE MEMORIAL 15

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Rick Miera

A MEMORIAL

DECLARING FEBRUARY 11, 2009 AS "SCHOOLS ON THE RISE DAY" AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

     WHEREAS, New Mexico's education standards, assessments and school accountability are now among the best in the country as judged by Education Week's quality counts survey; and

     WHEREAS, the quality counts 2009 survey indicates that New Mexico's school reform policies are turning our educational system around, as evidenced by steady progress over the last six years; and

     WHEREAS, New Mexico has become a national model in the areas of early childhood education and college and career readiness and for having highly qualified teachers in all classrooms; and

     WHEREAS, closing the achievement gap in New Mexico's schools is a goal of all dedicated educators, policymakers and residents of the state; and

     WHEREAS, two hundred sixty-two of New Mexico's eight hundred eleven public schools met or exceeded adequate yearly progress this year; and

     WHEREAS, through the hard work and dedication of faculty and administrators and their commitment to the future of all New Mexico's children, thirteen schools have been designated as "Schools on the Rise" for achieving adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years after undergoing restructuring; and

     WHEREAS, those schools are Reginald Chavez elementary school, Ventana Ranch elementary school and Eubank elementary school in Albuquerque public schools; Tierra Amarilla middle school in Chama Valley independent schools; Jemez Valley elementary school in Jemez Valley public schools; Mesilla Park elementary school in Las Cruces public schools; Mountain View elementary school in Moriarty-Edgewood schools; Peñasco elementary school in Peñasco independent schools; Sierra middle school, Pecos elementary school and Mountain View middle school in Roswell independent schools; G.W. Stout elementary school in Silver consolidated schools; and Tucumcari middle school in Tucumcari public schools;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 11, 2009 be declared "Schools on the Rise Day" at the house of representatives to honor and recognize those thirteen schools; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to each of the thirteen "Schools on the Rise".

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