SENATE MEMORIAL 35

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

Linda M. Lopez

A MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 11, 2011 AS "VIRTUAL ENLACE NEW MEXICO DAY" IN THE SENATE.

     WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico is committed to providing access to quality education for all of its students and their families, from pre-kindergarten through graduate and professional studies; and

     WHEREAS, New Mexico has a rich cultural heritage that is rooted in its unique history, its geography and the relationships among its people with different identities, languages, nationalities and diverse narratives; and

     WHEREAS, Engaging Latino Communities for Education, ENLACE, New Mexico is celebrating its ten-year anniversary and has established community partnerships with institutions that prepare students for all academic and vocational professions; and

     WHEREAS, ENLACE New Mexico believes in inclusivity and that a multicultural, multilinguistic-focused educational initiative will create a world-class educational system for all students; and

     WHEREAS, the work of ENLACE recognizes, validates and embraces the core cultural values of its stakeholders, namely, the strength of familia, the bonds of communidad and the mutuality of respeto; and

     WHEREAS, New Mexico needs grassroots change, with students, families and communities defining the programmatic and policy issues necessary to effect systemic changes; and

     WHEREAS, elected officials throughout the state have united in a bipartisan effort to support the continuation and expansion of the ENLACE New Mexico mission; and

     WHEREAS, the New Mexico legislature has shown its commitment to improving the state's educational system by funding programs such as ENLACE; and

     WHEREAS, ENLACE New Mexico recognizes that an economic crisis of historic proportions continues to affect our state and our country and that tough decisions must be made through a bipartisan effort; and

     WHEREAS, ENLACE New Mexico believes in providing an equal opportunity for all of its students, regardless of immigration status, to access educational opportunities upon graduating from high school; and

     WHEREAS, ENLACE New Mexico trusts the positive influence of family involvement in a child's education; and

     WHEREAS, ENLACE New Mexico, as one of the leading educational-system reform advocates in the state, strives to promote technology in the classroom as a tool for academic success;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Friday, February 11, 2011, be recognized as "Virtual ENLACE New Mexico Day" in the senate; and 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that recognition be extended to ENLACE New Mexico for increasing opportunities for academic achievement, family involvement and success in higher education for all students in New Mexico; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the various regions of the ENLACE statewide collaborative.

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