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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 7
BY SENATOR PEACOCK AND REPRESENTATI VE SEABAUGH
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and congratulate the faculty, students, and Parent Teacher Association of
Fairfield Elementary Magnet School of Shreveport upon receipt of the 2016-2018
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) School of Excellence Award.
WHEREAS, the National PTA, the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in
the United States, recognizes Fairfield Elementary and the Fairfield PTA for its
achievements in construction of effective lines of communication and in production of
successful partnerships between administrators, teachers, students, family members, and
business leaders; and
WHEREAS, the efforts of the Fairfield PTA include the use of social media
applications to provide a nearly constant dialogue between teachers and parents and to
address student achievement, curriculum choice, study infrastructure, and testing analysis,
as well as the connectivity of positive parental involvement in the social and academic
ecology of this outstanding elementary school; and
WHEREAS, the school's administration maintains a website to facilitate lines of
communication for individual teachers, a public Facebook page, and several private pages
for "Fairfield families only"; and
WHEREAS, these interactions contribute to the overall positive achievement of the
individual student and to overall academic improvement within the institution, which, in the
long term, encourages growth within the community; and
WHEREAS, Fairfield PTA strengthens family-school bonds by assembling
committee volunteers to coordinate various activities within the school year that include
Artbreak, Auction/Spring Fling, Building and Grounds Beautification, Carnival, Cheer and
School Spirit, D.A.D.S. Club, Faculty/Staff Appreciation, Grandparents Day, Healthy Habits
for Healthy Kids, Hospitality, Room Parent Coordinator, and Yearbook, to name just a few
opportunities; and
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WHEREAS, among these many innovative activities that welcome parents to interact
on campus, fathers and male role models are encouraged to participate in D.A.D.S. Club
(Directing Awesome & Dedicated Students); and
WHEREAS, Fairfield PTA president, Melanie Peacock, articulates that the overall
outcome of the organization is facilitation of meaningful two-way communication between
families and school and improvement in educational opportunities for each student in a
healthy and safe environment while expanding opportunities for artistic and cultural
exploration; and
WHEREAS, Fairfield Elementary Magnet School is an exceptional institution of
learning whose primary focus is the preparation of its student body for successful careers in
the future; it is a five-star rated school that promotes the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics (STEM) curricula and retains an extraordinary teaching and counseling
staff; and
WHEREAS, Fairfield Elementary has been honored with copious awards in the field
of education for outstanding teachers of the year and for recognition of student scholastic
achievement, artistic talent, and musical accomplishment; and
WHEREAS, Fairfield Elementary Magnet is proud to be one of two schools in
Louisiana to receive this extraordinary designation.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate the faculty, students, and Parent Teacher Association of Fairfield
Elementary Magnet School of Shreveport upon receipt of the 2016-2018 National Parent
Teacher Association (PTA) School of Excellence Award.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Pam Graham, principal of Fairfield Elementary Magnet School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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