Resolution to Support H.R. 648

WHEREAS, on January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, which applies to all school districts and schools within states that accept federal Title I dollars; and,

WHEREAS, the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees supports the goals of NCLB of raising student achievement; closing the achievement gap; and ensuring that each child has a highly qualified teacher; and,

WHEREAS, the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees continues to welcome the
accountability for improving student and school performance; and,

WHEREAS, the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees has had five years of operational experience in implementing NCLB; and,

WHEREAS, the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees has identified improvements that could be made to NCLB that would eliminate barriers to full implementation of the federal law; and,

WHEREAS, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) developed draft legislation based on input from local school boards across the nation that would address the concerns of local school boards, and improve the implementation of NCLB; and,

WHEREAS, in April 2006 the NSBA Delegate Assembly re-affirmed its support of federal legislation that is consistent with the NSBA draft legislation; and,

WHEREAS, in January 2007 Representative Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced legislation, the No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007, H.R. 648, that is consistent with the NSBA draft legislation; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees urges local representatives to fully support H.R. 648 by becoming a co-sponsor of the bill; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees seeks the support of local community and civic leaders and appropriate members of the South Carolina General Assembly in encouraging local representatives to become co-sponsors of H.R. 648; and, be it finally

RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, the governor, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, local public governing officials, and State Superintendent Dr. Jim Rex.

Signed this 28th day of January, 2008, by the Rock Hill School District Three Board of Trustees.
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Robert C. Norwood, Chairman Jim Vining, Vice Chairman
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Walter Brown Mildred Douglas
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Elizabeth Ann Reid Mikki Rentschler
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Dr. Jason Silverman