Parkway, City of Creve Coeur Proclaim Inclusive Schools Week

WHEREAS; The Inclusive Schools Network and Schools around the world have designated the week of December 5-9, 2011

As

INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WEEK;

And

WHEREAS;

  is committed to providing an education in schools and classrooms that are welcoming and capable of educating all children, embrace the Viking Values of Respect, Caring, Responsibility, Honesty, and Integrity; and,

WHEREAS;

The EDUCATORS of PARKWAY NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL recognize that EACH CHILD is UNIQUE, LEARNS DIFFERENTLY, and, therefore, LEARNS BETTER if teaching is TAILORED TO THEIR ABILITIES and INTERESTS; and,

WHEREAS;

The EDUCATORS and FAMILIES of PARKWAY NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL have been working hard to ensure that our classrooms and schools are characterized as being high performing and inclusive; and,

WHEREAS;

By their efforts to make our schools and classrooms high performing and inclusive, the EDUCATORS and FAMILIES of PARKWAY NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL have contributed significantly to building a stronger and more inclusive community; and,

WHEREAS;

The EDUCATORS and FAMILIES of PARKWAY NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL and the CITY OF CREVE COEUR deserve to celebrate their successes and wish to reflect on how they might even further improve; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Parkway Northeast Middle School join with the Inclusive Schools Network, EDC, and schools, districts, and communities around the world in declaring the week of December 5-9, 2011, as INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS WEEK TM  and encourage schools and classrooms across the State of Missouri, St. Louis County, and City of Creve Coeur, to sponsor appropriate learning and community-building activities in its recognition.