HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-001 - Park Hill School DistrictResolution No. 2010-001
A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE PARK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT ON
BEING THE FIIt5T SCHOOL TO WIN THE MISSOURI QUALITY AWARD
WHEREAS, the Park Hill School District received the Missouri Quality Award and is the
first school district in the 17-year history of this award to earn the distinction; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Quality Award is recognized as one of the strongest state-level
quality award programs in the country and is the official state recognition for excellence in
quality leadership; and
WHEREAS, the objective of the Missouri Quality Award process is to promote an
understanding of the requirements for performance excellence and continuous improvement and
to stimulate sharing of improvement information on successful performance strategies and the
benefits derived from using these strategies; and
WHEREAS, Park Hill maintains a reputation for educational excellence in the region and
throughout the State of Missouri; and
WHEREAS, the Park Hill School District serves 10,159 kindergarten through 12th grade
students and approximately 500 pre-kindergarten students; and
WHEREAS, Park Hill is committed to maintaining a knowledgeable staff with 91% of
Park Hill administrators having earned advance degrees and more than 80% of the teachers
possessing advanced degrees, as well as 36 district teachers having earned the National Board
Teacher Certification which is the highest measure of professional teaching excellence; and
WHEREAS, Park Hill also has received an internationally recognized mark of quality
when it achieved AdvancED District Accreditation with the district being only a handful in
Missouri to receive this elite accreditation;
NOW, THEREFORE: be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Riverside,
Missouri that the Mayor and Aldermen hereby congratulate the Park Hill School District on
being the first school to win the Missouri Quality Award.
PASSED THIS 5~ DAY OF JANUARY 2010.
Ma or Kathleen L. Rose
ATTEST:
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Sarah Wagner, Dep City Clerk