SLS 15RS-1560 ORIGINAL 2015 Regular Session SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 93 BY SENATOR MORRISH COMMENDATIONS. Commends local school board members and local school superintendents for their service and dedication to the education of our children and for the pivotal role they play in producing excellent public education. 1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION 2 To commend local school boards and superintendents throughout the state for their service 3 and dedication to the education of the children of Louisiana and for the pivotal role 4 they play in producing excellent public education. 5 WHEREAS, Louisiana school boards and their superintendents daily strive to fulfill 6 their mission of leadership, service, and support for local public schools; and 7 WHEREAS, school boards and local superintendents are assisted in their mission to 8 serve the citizens of Louisiana by the Louisiana School Boards Association which serves as 9 a source of information, support, and encouragement for school board members and local 10 superintendents alike; and 11 WHEREAS, it has been noted that efficient public schools are the foundation of 12 democracy, as they provide for a literate citizenry capable of understanding issues of 13 government and politics; and 14 WHEREAS, Louisiana's local school boards help determine local community goals 15 for the education of nearly 700,000 children in prekindergarten classes through the twelfth 16 grade; and 17 WHEREAS, Louisiana's school boards are dedicated to the premise that all citizens 18 must receive the finest education possible; and Page 1 of 2 SCR NO. 93 SLS 15RS-1560 ORIGINAL 1 WHEREAS, Louisiana's more than six hundred school board members, sitting on 2 sixty-nine boards for local school systems, act as advocates for public school students as 3 they work with administrators, teachers, and parents for the betterment of public education; 4 and 5 WHEREAS, Louisiana's sixty-nine school superintendents work closely with school 6 boards and all educational stakeholders in each community for the overall improvement of 7 public education; and 8 WHEREAS, school boards and superintendents strive to provide the resources and 9 support necessary to meet the needs of all students, including those with special needs; and 10 WHEREAS, school boards and superintendents in Louisiana provide accountability 11 to the public, they communicate the needs of the school district, and they convey to school 12 administrators the public's expectations for school performance; and 13 WHEREAS, the members of the Senate appreciate the important contributions of 14 locally elected school board members and the leadership of school superintendents. 15 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana 16 does hereby commend local school boards and superintendents throughout the state for their 17 service and dedication to the education of the children of Louisiana and for the pivotal role 18 they play in producing excellent public education. 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Scott 20 Richard, executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien. DIGEST SCR 93 Original 2015 Regular Session Morrish Commends local school boards and superintendents throughout the state for their service and dedication to the education of the children of Louisiana and for the pivotal role they play in producing excellent public education. Page 2 of 2