School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey

January 2004

 

Sample Resolution: County Boards of Chosen Freeholders

(Boards of Freeholders can use this sample resolution to proclaim School Board Recognition Month in their counties.)

 

 

WHEREAS,   New Jersey’s public schools serve more than 1.3 million children from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade; and

 

WHEREAS,   Local boards of education chart the educational goals and direction for their communities while serving as advocates for public education; and

 

WHEREAS,   Boards of education provide accountability to the public, they communicate the needs of the school district to the community, and they convey to the school administration the public’s expectations for the district; and

 

WHEREAS,   School board members receive neither remuneration nor benefit in return for their services to the community; and

 

WHEREAS,   The New Jersey School Boards Association has declared January 2004 to be School Board Recognition Month, a time that all residents might acknowledge the contributions made by our local school board members.  Now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED,  That the Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of  ________________, declares its appreciation to members of all local boards of education in the county; and be it further

 

RESOLVED,  That Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of  ________________, proclaims January 2004 as School Board Recognition Month in ___________________ County, and urges all citizens to support efforts toward the academic growth of our county’s children.