HM 18 — "SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 18DECLARING 56THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE2, -2023 STATE"SCHOOL OFBOARD NEWMEXICOAPPRECIATION -DAY" FIRSTIN SESSIONTHE 2023HOUSE INTRODUCEDOF BYREPRESENTATIVES. G.

Andrés5 RomeroWHEREAS, 6the 8state's 10public Aeducation MEMORIALsystem DECLARINGis FEBRUARYdesigned 2,to 2023meet "SCHOOLthe BOARDeducational APPRECIATIONneeds DAY"of INall THEchildren HOUSEand OFto REPRESENTATIVES.empower them to become competent, productive contributors to society and an ever-changing world;

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and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, members of local school boardsboard members are dedicatedstrong toadvocates =for =public 19education a l children, learning and communityare andresponsible devotefor manycommunicating hoursthe needs of ithe aschool edistrict r 20 service to elementarythe public, and secondarythe publicpublic's educationexpectations asto theythe adistricts, tby mworking mclosely 21with continuallyparents, striveeducational forprofessionals improvement, excellence and progressother incommunity dmembers rto ecreate 22the education, recognizing that all children can be successful c e s k 23 learners, especially when education isvision tailoredfor totoday's thestudents eand athose nin b 24 individual needs of the child;future;

and u [ WHEREAS, localthe school board members areof strongNew advocatesMexico's .224561.1local forschool publicboards educationrespond andto are responsible for communicating the educational needs of the schoolcommunities districtthey toserve the public, and thehelp public'sensure expectations to the districts,solid byfoundation workingof closelyNew withMexico's parents,HM educational18 professionalsPage and1 otherschool communitysystem; members to create the education vision for today's students and those in the future;

and WHEREAS, the members of New Mexico's local school boards respond to the educational needs of the communities they serve and help ensure the solid foundation of New Mexico's school system;

and WHEREAS, from February 2 through 4, 2023, special activities and programs will be held at the New Mexico school boards association board member institute in Santa Fe, e t 17 celebrating and acknowledging the commitment and contributions w l n d 18 of members of local school boards;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, the New Mexico school boards association is i a e r 20 celebrating more than sixty-five years of service to New a t m m 21 Mexico's school boards;

d r e 22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF c e s k 23 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 2, e a n b 24 2023 be declared "School Board Appreciation Day" in the house u [ of representatives;

and .224561.1 - 2 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that recognition be extended to all school board members in New Mexico for the valuable services they provide;

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