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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 12
BY SENATOR JOHNS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School in Calcasieu Parish upon being
recognized as an "Exemplary High Performance School" and as a 2018 National
Blue Ribbon School.
WHEREAS, T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School in Calcasieu Parish has been
recognized by the United States Department of Education as an "Exemplary High
Performance School" and as a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School; and
WHEREAS, T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School is a kindergarten through fifth
grade public school with an enrollment of approximately three hundred students; and
WHEREAS, offering a nationally certified fine and performing arts program, T.S.
Cooley allows students to participate in enriching experiences every day; and
WHEREAS, T.S. Cooley encourages students to take learning risks, expand their
creativity, develop leadership attributes, and cultivate communication skills; and
WHEREAS, schools earning the honor of being named as "blue ribbon" are so
designated by the U.S. Department of Education because they are either high performing or
have closed a significant achievement gap, demonstrating that all students can achieve at
high levels; and
WHEREAS, an "exemplary high-performing school" is designated by the state and
places the school among the state's highest-performing schools as measured by Louisiana
assessments and where subgroup performance and high school graduation rates are also at
the highest levels; and
WHEREAS, both designations are significant achievements by the teachers and staff
of T.S. Cooley and should occasion great pride for all those contributing to the school's
success, particularly, the students and their supportive families.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School in Calcasieu Parish upon being
recognized as an "Exemplary High Performance School" and as a 2018 National Blue
Ribbon School.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted, on
behalf of the staff and students, to Emily Alcock, principal at T.S. Cooley Elementary
Magnet School in Calcasieu Parish.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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