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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 53
BY REPRESENTATIVE COX AND SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the DeSoto Parish School System for having the highest graduation rate in the
state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the DeSoto Parish School System has achieved a 94.5 percent
graduation rate, according to the state Department of Education, which is nearly twenty
points above the 74.6 percent average graduation rate of the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the DeSoto Parish School System has also been recognized as the state's
leader in improvement over the last few years by graduating over fourteen percent more
students today compared to three years ago; and
WHEREAS, the DeSoto Parish School System is committed to caring for its
students, ensuring their learning, and celebrating their graduation as citizens who are
prepared to transform their dreams into realities; and
WHEREAS, the exemplary performance of the DeSoto Parish School System reflects
outstanding student achievement at the individual, school, and district levels; and
WHEREAS, the school district recognizes the value of the community, families, and
educators working together to improve graduation outcomes for students in DeSoto Parish;
and
WHEREAS, the DeSoto Parish School System merits a special measure of
commendation for the pride and honor that it brings to the DeSoto Parish community and
to the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the DeSoto Parish School System upon leading the state with a graduation rate of
94.5 percent.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Dr. Cade Brumley, the superintendent for the DeSoto Parish School System.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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