Et cetera : American Education Week Proclamation for VS

American Education Week

November 11 – 17, 2012

“Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility”

Proclamation

WHEREAS, public schools are the backbone of our democracy, providing young people with the tools they need to maintain our nation's precious values of freedom, civility and equality; and

WHEREAS, by equipping young Americans with both practical skills and broader intellectual abilities, schools give them hope for, and access to, a productive future; and

WHEREAS, education employees, be they substitute educators, custodians, teachers, bus drivers, or librarians, work tirelessly to serve our children and communities with care and professionalism; and

WHEREAS, schools encourage community, bringing together adults and children, educators and volunteers, business leaders, and elected officials in a common enterprise.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sue Gates, serving as President of Vinton-Shellsburg CSD Board Of Education, do hereby proclaim November 11–17 as the 91st annual observance of American Education Week.