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LC004239 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CELEBRATING "NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK" ON JANUARY 26TH | |
THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2020, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Ucci, Azzinaro, and Corvese | |
Date Introduced: January 30, 2020 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Catholic Schools offer a complete academic and values-based education |
2 | emphasizing the moral, intellectual, physical, and social development of young people across the |
3 | country and throughout Rhode Island; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Catholic Schools produce students who are strong and dedicated to their |
5 | faith, values, families, and communities, by providing a safe, disciplined, and intellectually |
6 | stimulating environment rich in spiritual character and moral development; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Rhode Island’s Catholic Schools are acclaimed for their academic |
8 | excellence. Their elementary school students have consistently out-performed public schools on |
9 | the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) score; and |
10 | WHEREAS, All thirty-nine of the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Providence are |
11 | accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC); and |
12 | WHEREAS, Rhode Island Catholic Schools teach students of many culturally and socio- |
13 | economically diverse backgrounds; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Catholic Schools parents, students, and alumni contribute to, are involved |
15 | in, and are dedicated to the life of their parishes and communities well beyond their numbers; |
16 | now, therefore be it |
17 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
18 | Providence Plantations hereby celebrates January 26th through February 1st, 2020, as "National |
19 | Catholic Schools Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That this House hereby applauds the efforts and supports the many |
2 | contributions of Catholic Schools in the State of Rhode Island. We furthermore congratulate the |
3 | students, parents, teachers, and administrators for their dedicated commitment to the education |
4 | of Rhode Island’s youth, and for the key role they play in promoting and ensuring a brighter, |
5 | stronger future for the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
6 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
7 | transmit a duly certified copy to Mr. Daniel J. Ferris, Superintendent of the Diocese of |
8 | Providence Catholic School Office. |
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