School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey

January 2007

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 1.4 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 and the National School Boards Association have declared January 2007 to be School Board Recognition Month, a time that all residents might acknowledge the contributions made by 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 2007 as School Board Recognition Month in ___________________ County, and urges all residents to support efforts toward the academic growth of our county’s children.