ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 166
BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY
A RESOLUTION
To recognize May 12-18, 2019, as Louisiana Charter Schools Week at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, charter schools are public schools that increase learning opportunities
for students and that provide parents, students, and teachers expanded choice within the
public school system; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, there are one hundred fifty-six charter schools in
operation; and
WHEREAS, charter schools have a combined enrollment of more than 80,000
students in schools operating throughout Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, the Legislature of Louisiana passed the Charter School
Demonstration Programs Law; and
WHEREAS, charter schools offer models of innovation in academics, operations,
financial structure, and governance; and
WHEREAS, charter schools have made dramatic gains in helping students of
underserved populations increase their graduation rates and prepare for college; and
WHEREAS, charter schools offer a variety of educational missions, including
foreign language instruction; and
WHEREAS, charter schools play an integral role in Louisiana's education system,
the communities in which they operate, the families that they serve, and the student's lives
that they impact; and
WHEREAS, by providing high-quality education to students, charter schools
contribute to the statewide effort to improve the educational system in Louisiana; and
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WHEREAS, charter schools encourage communal and parental involvement in the
education of the state's youth; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana joins the Louisiana Association of Public Charter
Schools in celebrating the manifold contributions of charter schools to the public education
system in Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize May 12-18, 2019, as Louisiana Charter
Schools Week at the state capitol.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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