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| 2020 -- H 7386 Enacted 01/30/2020 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING "NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK" ON JANUARY 26TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2020, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Shekarchi, Ucci, Azzinaro, and Corvese |
| Date Introduced: January 30, 2020 |
| WHEREAS, Catholic Schools offer a complete academic and values-based education |
| emphasizing the moral, intellectual, physical, and social development of young people across the |
| country and throughout Rhode Island; and |
| WHEREAS, Catholic Schools produce students who are strong and dedicated to their |
| faith, values, families, and communities, by providing a safe, disciplined, and intellectually |
| stimulating environment rich in spiritual character and moral development; and |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island’s Catholic Schools are acclaimed for their academic |
| excellence. Their elementary school students have consistently out-performed public schools on |
| the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) score; and |
| WHEREAS, All thirty-nine of the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Providence are |
| accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC); and |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island Catholic Schools teach students of many culturally and socio- |
| economically diverse backgrounds; and |
| WHEREAS, Catholic Schools parents, students, and alumni contribute to, are involved |
| in, and are dedicated to the life of their parishes and communities well beyond their numbers; |
| now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby celebrates January 26th through February 1st, 2020, as "National |
| Catholic Schools Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this House hereby applauds the efforts and supports the many |
| contributions of Catholic Schools in the State of Rhode Island. We furthermore congratulate the |
| students, parents, teachers, and administrators for their dedicated commitment to the education |
| of Rhode Island’s youth, and for the key role they play in promoting and ensuring a brighter, |
| stronger future for the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy to Mr. Daniel J. Ferris, Superintendent of the Diocese of |
| Providence Catholic School Office. |
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