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2019 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 58
BY REPRESENTATIVE POPE
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate Tuesday, May 14, 2019, as School Board Member and School Superintendent
Recognition Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA) strives daily to fulfill
its mission of leadership, service, and support for local school boards; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (LASS) strives
daily to realize its mission of promoting strong and professional educational leadership; and
WHEREAS, the LSBA and LASS recognize that an effective educational system
requires meaningful collaboration; and
WHEREAS, local school boards in the state of Louisiana help determine goals for
the education of approximately seven hundred thousand children in prekindergarten through
twelfth grade; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's six hundred forty-three local school board members, who
represent all sixty-nine school districts in Louisiana, serve as advocates for public school
students as they work with administrators, teachers, and parents to improve public schools;
and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's sixty-nine school superintendents work with school boards
and educational stakeholders in the community for the overall betterment of public education
for students; and
WHEREAS, school boards and superintendents strive to provide the resources
necessary to meet the needs of all students, including students with special needs; and
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WHEREAS, school boards and superintendents also provide accountability to the
public, communicate the needs of the school district to the public, and convey to school
administrators the public's expectations for the schools; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that all citizens of Louisiana work with their local
school boards and school superintendents towards the improvement of public education for
students in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the
Louisiana Senate sincerely appreciate the important contributions of local school board
members and school superintendents.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend local school board members and school superintendents for their extraordinary
services to the state of Louisiana and does hereby designate Tuesday, May 14, 2019, as
School Board Member and School Superintendent Recognition Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
executive directors of the Louisiana School Boards Association and the Louisiana
Association of School Superintendents.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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