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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the administration,
4teachers, and students of Longfellow Elementary School on the
5occasion of the school's designation as a National Blue Ribbon
6School by the United States Department of Education; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program
8recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high
9schools where students either achieve high learning standards
10or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement
11gap; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Longfellow Elementary School was recognized in
13the category of Exemplary High Performing Schools, which are
14among the State's highest performing schools as measured by
15State assessments or national tests; the category also
16recognizes the highest levels of student subgroup performance
17and high school graduation rates; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Longfellow Elementary School touts its small
19class sizes and has just 4 classrooms at each grade level from
20kindergarten to fifth grade, with an average of 23 students per
21class; the school serves about 400 students and has a program
22for English Language Learners, with 47 identified ELL students

 

 

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1speaking about 10 different languages or 19 home languages; the
2school also has a full-time reading specialist and a part-time
3reading teacher available to teach at-risk students in small
4groups and has one of the district's largest gifted programs,
5which teaches 46 intermediate students in reading and math; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Longfellow Elementary School will be officially
7recognized at a ceremony on November 9-10, 2015 in Washington,
8D.C.; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The administration, teachers, and students of
10Longfellow Elementary School serve as models of hard work,
11integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
12Illinois; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15congratulate the administration, teachers, and students of
16Longfellow Elementary School on the occasion of the school's
17designation as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United
18States Department of Education and wish them continued success
19and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Longfellow Elementary School as a symbol of our
22esteem and respect.