ENROLLED
2018 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 44
BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Jenna Conway for her years of service with the state Department of Education
and to the children of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana passed Act No. 3 in the 2012 Regular
Session, named the Early Childhood Care and Education Act, which consolidated all early
childhood care and education programs under the state Department of Education and the
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that children served in
publicly funded settings would be prepared for kindergarten and a successful transition to
elementary school; and
WHEREAS, soon after the passage of Act No. 3, Jenna Conway was appointed to
serve as assistant superintendent for early childhood care and education at the state
Department of Education; Ms. Conway was tasked with implementing the new law and
providing leadership and support for the early childhood care and education programs in the
state, including those operated by child care centers, public and nonpublic schools, Head
Start grantees, and other individuals and organizations receiving public funds; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Conway diligently worked with stakeholders, policymakers,
providers, educators, and families to successfully implement Act No. 3 and other subsequent
early childhood care and education laws; she was responsible for the transition of numerous
child care licensing staff from the Department of Children and Family Services to the state
Department of Education, streamlining and strengthening child care licensing regulations,
enacting a state definition of kindergarten readiness, developing Louisiana's Birth to Five
Early Learning and Development Standards, adopting nationally recognized assessments to
evaluate and support quality child care and education, increasing and redefining School
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Readiness Tax Credits to more effectively support quality, creating an ancillary teaching
certification for early childhood educators, expanding the Child Care Assistance Program
to serve more children and families, and unifying enrollment processes for publicly funded
early childhood care and education programs in the state; and
WHEREAS, during her tenure, Ms. Conway led the creation of a first-of-its-kind,
nationally recognized online tool designed to help families more easily locate and evaluate
the quality of child care centers and prekindergarten programs by publishing performance
profiles for all publicly funded early childhood programs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Conway's unwavering commitment to improving early childhood
care and education for Louisiana's children and families has led to the creation of the nation's
most focused, innovative, and results-oriented early childhood care and education system,
the strongest such system in Louisiana's history; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting to commend the outstanding achievements of Jenna Conway
in the field of early childhood education; her service has put Louisiana's children on a better
lifelong path and a brighter future.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize and commend Jenna Conway for her
outstanding service with the state Department of Education and to the children and families
of Louisiana and does hereby extend to her enduring appreciation and best wishes for
continued success and happiness in her future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Jenna Conway.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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