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A MEMORIAL

DECLARING JANUARY 24, 2008 "SCHOOLS ON THE RISE DAY" AT THE

SENATE.

WHEREAS, New Mexico's education standards, assessments

and school accountability are now among the best in the

country as judged by Education Week's quality counts survey;

and

WHEREAS, the quality counts 2008 report indicates that

New Mexico's school reform policies are turning our

educational system around, as evidenced by steady progress

over the last four years; and

WHEREAS, New Mexico has become a national model in the

areas of early childhood education and college and career

readiness and for having highly qualified teachers in all

classrooms; and

WHEREAS, closing the achievement gap in New Mexico's

schools is a goal of all dedicated educators, policymakers

and residents of the state; and

WHEREAS, three hundred sixty-eight of New Mexico's eight

hundred eight public schools met or exceeded adequate yearly

progress this year; and

WHEREAS, through the hard work and dedication of faculty

and administrators and their commitment to the future of all

New Mexico's children, ten schools have been designated as

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"schools on the rise" for achieving adequate yearly progress

for two consecutive years after undergoing restructuring; and

WHEREAS, those schools are Alamosa elementary and

Maryann Binford elementary in the Albuquerque public school

district; La Promesa elementary in the Belen consolidated

school district; Alcalde elementary in the Espanola public

school district; Apache elementary in the Farmington municipal

school district; Desert View elementary in the Gadsden

independent school district; Booker T. Washington elementary

in the Hobbs municipal school district; Sunset elementary and

University high school in the Roswell independent school

district; and Arrey elementary in the Truth or Consequences

municipal school district;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 24, 2008 be declared

"Schools on the Rise Day" at the senate to honor and recognize

those ten schools; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be

transmitted to each of the ten "schools on the rise".