SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 853
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize City Year for its ongoing efforts to lower dropout
rates among students in public schools; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding nonprofit organization partners
with public schools around the country to keep students in school
and to encourage them to stay on track for graduation; City Year
AmeriCorps members commit to a year of full-time service in
schools, where they work as tutors, mentors, and role models; and
WHEREAS, More than one million students drop out of school
each year in this country, and half of them come from only 12
percent of all public schools; City Year concentrates its efforts
on the lowest-performing schools; and
WHEREAS, In partnership with 238 schools nationwide, City
Year focuses on intervention and support programs that target
students who are most at risk for dropping out; City Year
specifically works with students who are in the third through
ninth grades and aims to improve their attendance, behavior, and
performance in English and mathematics; and
WHEREAS, It has been determined that students who progress
to the 10th grade along with their peers are four times more
likely to graduate than those who fall behind; City Year has the
long-term goal of ensuring that 80 percent of the students in its
partner schools reach 10th grade on track and on time; and
WHEREAS, In Texas, City Year San Antonio has made great
strides toward these goals; over the course of one academic
quarter in 12 of the highest-need public schools, City Year
intervention helped to achieve noticeable improvements in
English grades and in attendance among a substantial percentage
of low-performing students; and
WHEREAS, These remarkable advances underscore the profound
difference that special programs can make for at-risk students;
the work of organizations such as City Year provides such
students with the opportunity to have a brighter and more stable
future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby commend City Year for its successes in
lowering dropout rates among public school students in San
Antonio and across the country; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this esteemed organization.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 13, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate