HLS 16RS-277 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 99
BY REPRESENTATIVE REYNOLDS
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, April 27, 2016, as School Board
Member and School Superintendent Recognition Day at the state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate Wednesday, April 27, 2016, as School Board Member and School
3 Superintendent Recognition Day at the state capitol.
4 WHEREAS, the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA) strives daily to fulfill
5its mission of leadership, service, and support for local school boards; and
6 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (LASS) strives
7daily to fulfill its mission of promoting strong and professional educational leadership; and
8 WHEREAS, LSBA and LASS recognize that an effective educational system
9requires meaningful collaboration; and
10 WHEREAS, local school boards in the state of Louisiana help determine goals for
11the education of approximately seven hundred thousand children in prekindergarten through
12twelfth grade; and
13 WHEREAS, Louisiana's local school board members, who represent all sixty-nine
14school districts in Louisiana, serve as advocates for public school students as they work with
15administrators, teachers, and parents to improve public schools; and
16 WHEREAS, Louisiana's sixty-nine school superintendents work with school boards
17and educational stakeholders in the community for the overall betterment of public education
18for students; and
19 WHEREAS, school boards and superintendents strive to provide the resources
20necessary to meet the needs of all students, including students with special needs; and
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1 WHEREAS, school boards and superintendents also provide accountability to the
2public, communicate the needs of the school district to the public, and convey to school
3administrators the public's expectations for the schools; and
4 WHEREAS, it is imperative that all citizens of Louisiana work with their local
5school boards and school superintendents toward the improvement of public education for
6students in Louisiana; and
7 WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives sincerely
8appreciate the important contributions of local school board members and school
9superintendents.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
11Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend local school board members and school
12superintendents for their extraordinary services to the state of Louisiana and does hereby
13designate Wednesday, April 27, 2016, as School Board Member and School Superintendent
14Day at the state capitol.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
16to the presidents of the Louisiana School Boards Association and the Louisiana Association
17of School Superintendents.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 99 Original 2016 Regular Session Reynolds
Designates Wed., Apr. 27, 2016, as School Bd. Member and Superintendent Recognition
Day at the state capitol.
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