_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Plainfield
Community School Corporation on having all its schools selected as
Four Star School Award winners.
Whereas, The Four Star School Award is presented by Dr.
Suellen Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction for the
state of Indiana, to schools in recognition of attaining scores
in the top 25 percent of all Indiana schools in language arts,
mathematics, total Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational
Progress (ISTEP) battery, and attendance during a
particular school year;
Whereas, For the second year in a row, the Plainfield
Community School Corporation has fulfilled these
requirements, making this school corporation the only school
corporation in Indiana to have all its schools earn Four Star
status;
Whereas, The students and teachers of Plainfield
Community School Corporation have received this honor
because of their hard work, dedication to improvement, and
strong desire to learn;
Whereas, The success of the Plainfield Community School
Corporation can be attributed to the efforts of the principals,
teachers, staff, students, and parents of all the schools
working together to maintain the high level of achievement
at their school;
Whereas, The success of the Plainfield Community School
Corporation can be credited to good leadership skills,
exceptional teachers, outstanding students, and great staffs;
and
Whereas, The schools of the Plainfield Community School
Corporation, Plainfield High School, Plainfield Middle
School, Brentwood Elementary School, Central Elementary
School, and Van Buren Elementary School, make a strong
statement about the quality of Indiana teachers and the high
scholastic standards that exist in Hoosier schools: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly congratulates the
students and teachers of the Plainfield Community School Corporation
on the selection of each school as a Four Star School and on the effort
put forth by the students, teachers, and parents in obtaining this award
and urges them to continue to strive for excellence in education
throughout their lives.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to Dr. Jerry Holifield,
superintendent of the Plainfield Community School Corporation.