PRINTER'S NO. 515
No. 59 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, BAKER, TIGUE, RAMOS, GEORGE, LEDERER,
PESCI, WOJNAROSKI, RUBLEY, FARGO, LUCYK, MANDERINO, THOMAS,
MASLAND, HERMAN, STAIRS, FLICK, STABACK, CORRIGAN, CIVERA,
ROBERTS, BELFANTI, BEBKO-JONES, B. SMITH, ZUG, DALEY, MELIO,
McNAUGHTON, SCHULER, ARMSTRONG, ROONEY, GIGLIOTTI,
CAPPABIANCA, FAIRCHILD, BROWNE, WALKO, SANTONI, DENT,
VAN HORNE, COY, SHANER, HALUSKA, TRELLO, JOSEPHS,
E. Z. TAYLOR, READSHAW, DeLUCA, EACHUS, ARGALL, LAUGHLIN,
BELARDI AND COLAFELLA, FEBRUARY 11, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the month of March 1997 as "Pennsylvania Middle School
2 Education Month."
3 WHEREAS, Middle level education has a special and unique
4 function in the nation's educational system; and
5 WHEREAS, Young adolescents are undergoing dramatic physical,
6 social, emotional and intellectual growth and are especially
7 vulnerable; and
8 WHEREAS, The habits and values established during early
9 adolescence have critical, lifelong influence; and
10 WHEREAS, This influence affects the future health and welfare
11 of our nation; and
12 WHEREAS, An adequate public understanding of the distinctive
13 mission of the middle level school is necessary for that mission
14 to succeed; and
1 WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon all in the educational
2 community and the larger community to have high expectations of
3 students, educators, schools, parents and community members for
4 middle school students to achieve and develop to their fullest
5 potential; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the month
7 of March 1997 as "Pennsylvania Middle School Education Month";
8 and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the public be afforded special opportunities
10 to visit middle schools and participate in programs that focus
11 on the nature of young adolescents and celebrate the ways in
12 which our nation's schools respond to their needs and to the
13 needs of the nation; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the public be encouraged to commit to working
15 with schools to provide the highest standard of schooling and
16 highest expectations for all adolescents and adults working with
17 them.
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