PRINTER'S NO. 1897
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
355
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, DINNIMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, BARTOLOTTA,
BAKER, BROWNE, MARTIN, GORDNER, KEARNEY, COLLETT, KILLION,
BREWSTER, L. WILLIAMS, BLAKE, HUTCHINSON, IOVINO, PITTMAN,
AUMENT, J. WARD, MENSCH, COSTA, MUTH, HUGHES AND TARTAGLIONE,
AUGUST 24, 2020
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, AUGUST 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the Pennsylvania School
Boards Association.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly established school boards under
the Free School Act of 1834 to ensure that responsibility for
the daily operation of public schools was vested in local
elected officials who are accountable to the communities they
serve; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1895 by school directors from across
this Commonwealth as the first statewide association of school
directors in the nation, the Pennsylvania School Boards
Association is pledged to the highest ideals of local lay
leadership for public schools; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania School Boards Association has
provided distinguished service to school directors for 125 years
and continues to lead as the voice for public school leaders
through its advocacy on behalf of public education; and
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WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania School Boards Association is
committed to providing tools and resources that equip its
members with the skills needed to meet the ever-changing needs
of public education and students, particularly through
leadership training and educational opportunities, advocacy
initiatives and legal and policy information; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania School Boards Association continues
to promote high-quality, locally driven public education and
remains committed to the ideals and principles of
responsibility, accountability and transparency which have
sustained it for 125 years; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the 125th anniversary of
the Pennsylvania School Boards Association; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate applaud the commitment of the
Pennsylvania School Boards Association for promoting high
professional standards, focusing attention on school leaders'
challenges, providing a voice for school leaders, building
confidence in public education and strengthening the role of
school directors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the Pennsylvania School
Boards Association for 125 years of dedicated service and extend
best wishes for many more years of effective service to public
schools and the children they serve.
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