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To Honor and Celebrate the 35 year career of Dr. Marvenia Bosley and to thank her for her lifetime commitment to helping educate the children of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, the mission of the Columbus City School System is to ensure that "Each student is highly educated, prepared for leadership and service, and empowered for success as a citizen in a global community"; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Marvenia Bosley has exemplified this mission by promoting a positive educational environment to all children, parents, and staff of the Columbus City Schools; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bosley has held the positions of Assistant Principal, Principal, Drug/Alcohol Program Coordinator, Reform Efforts Manager, Director of Middle School Curriculum, Development, and Instructional Support, Executive Director of AAA Schools, Interim Superintendent, and her current office as Deputy Superintendent of Academic Achievement & Support Services; and
WHEREAS, while working with the Ohio Department of Education, Dr. Bosley coordinated the district's first on-site oral administration of the Ninth Grade Proficiency Test. Additionally, she has been a vital member of the Superintendent's Senior Executive Cabinet, and manages the district-wide Testing and Assessment Committee, the Curriculum Coordinating Committee and the district's Materials Selection Committee; and
WHEREAS, through Dr. Bosley's leadership, Columbus City Schools has developed many innovative programs, including the Metro School, Columbus Virtual High School; credit recovery program; the DeVry Advantage Academy; the OSU Teaching Academy for Columbus City Schools' students; the Columbus Teaching Academy; the expansion of Indianola Alternative Elementary School; the creation of Indianola's Math, Science
and Technology Middle School; and
WHEREAS, through her direction, the district is increasing professional development opportunities for all employees, reducing student disciplinary incidents, increasing student attendance rates, and increasing graduation rates from 56 percent in 2001 to 72.9 percent in 2006. During this time, the district's performance index has increased from 62.8 in 2001 to 80.5 in 2007; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Marvenia Bosley was highly instrumental in the district's meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as well as bringing the district out of "Academic Emergency" and stepping up to "Continuous Improvement" status in 2007 and 2008. Dr. Bosley has dedicated her career to helping the Columbus City Schools prepare its students for leadership and service as citizens in a global community; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL
That we do hereby Honor and celebrate the 35 year career of Dr. Marvenia Bosley and thank her for her lifetime commitment to helping educate the children of Columbus.