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To honor and recognize the Columbus Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Gene T. Harris on the landmark results by students of the Columbus City Schools on the 2006-2007 Ohio Report Card.
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WHEREAS, Ohio schools districts are subject to a series of academic standards they must meet or exceed, which are presented publicly as an annual report card by the Ohio Department of Education; and
WHEREAS, on the Columbus City Schools 2006-2007 Ohio Report Card, for the first time, the district earned the "Continuous Improvement" rating; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Schools also set another benchmark on the 2006-2007 Ohio Report Card, becoming the first Ohio school district to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goals in all 42 categories and sub-categories of the Ohio Report Card system; and
WHEREAS, meeting the state AYP requirement recognizes the achievement of all students in all groups, or designated classifications, including race, poverty, special education and non-English-speaking students; and
WHEREAS, by meeting all 42 AYP goals and earning a Performance Index Score of 80.5, the Columbus City Schools has increased the district's Performance Index Score by 17.7 points since 2001; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Board of Education, including Board President Terry A. Boyd, Ph.D., Vice-President Betty Drummond, Jeff Cabot, W. Shawna Gibbs, Stephanie Groce, Carol L. Perkins and Carlton Weddington, and Superintendent Dr. Gene T. Harris are committed to increasing academic improvement and achieving a 90 percent graduation rate for Columbus City School students by 2012; and
WHEREAS, since 2002, Columbus City Schools has increased its graduation rate by 16.9 percentage points, and is well on its way to meeting this goal; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize the Columbus Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Gene T. Harris, the teachers, staff and students of Columbus City Schools on the landmark results by students of the Columbus City Schools on the 2006-2007 Ohio Report Card, and for their commitment to continued academic improvement and devotion to education.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be presented the Columbus Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Gene T. Harris with our esteem.