City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0065R

• File #: 08-0065R
• Version: 0
• Name: Congratulations to Cecil Elementary School # 007 - A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/15/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/15/2008
• Title: Congratulations to Cecil Elementary School # 007 - A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence FOR the purpose of congratulating the students, teachers, and administrators of Cecil Elementary School on receiving the honor of being designated a 2008 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, applauding the students and parents on their commitment to education, and commending the teachers, para-professionals, and administrators for their continuing efforts in the pursuit of academic excellence.
• Sponsors: Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
9/15/2008	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Congratulations to Cecil Elementary School # 007 - A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

FOR the purpose of congratulating the students, teachers, and administrators of Cecil Elementary School on receiving the honor of being designated a 2008 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, applauding the students and parents on their commitment to education, and commending the teachers, para-professionals, and administrators for their continuing efforts in the pursuit of academic excellence.
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Cecil Elementary School #007, a neighborhood school serving 330 students in grades pre-kindergarten through grade 5, has again been honored with a National Blue School of Excellence designation. Just this past January, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community supporters were also justifiably proud when the school became the recipient of the Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award.

The Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Awards are part of a state and national program that recognizes and honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that exhibit high performance and/or significant improvement in reading and mathematics as measured by Maryland academic assessment or are economically disadvantaged schools exceeding norms and dramatica...