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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 853
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize City Year for its ongoing efforts to lower dropout |
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rates among students in public schools; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding nonprofit organization partners |
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with public schools around the country to keep students in school |
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and to encourage them to stay on track for graduation; City Year |
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AmeriCorps members commit to a year of full-time service in |
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schools, where they work as tutors, mentors, and role models; and |
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WHEREAS, More than one million students drop out of school |
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each year in this country, and half of them come from only 12 |
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percent of all public schools; City Year concentrates its efforts |
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on the lowest-performing schools; and |
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WHEREAS, In partnership with 238 schools nationwide, City |
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Year focuses on intervention and support programs that target |
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students who are most at risk for dropping out; City Year |
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specifically works with students who are in the third through |
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ninth grades and aims to improve their attendance, behavior, and |
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performance in English and mathematics; and |
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WHEREAS, It has been determined that students who progress |
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to the 10th grade along with their peers are four times more |
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likely to graduate than those who fall behind; City Year has the |
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long-term goal of ensuring that 80 percent of the students in its |
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partner schools reach 10th grade on track and on time; and |
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WHEREAS, In Texas, City Year San Antonio has made great |
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strides toward these goals; over the course of one academic |
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quarter in 12 of the highest-need public schools, City Year |
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intervention helped to achieve noticeable improvements in |
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English grades and in attendance among a substantial percentage |
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of low-performing students; and |
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WHEREAS, These remarkable advances underscore the profound |
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difference that special programs can make for at-risk students; |
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the work of organizations such as City Year provides such |
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students with the opportunity to have a brighter and more stable |
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future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend City Year for its successes in |
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lowering dropout rates among public school students in San |
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Antonio and across the country; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this esteemed organization. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 13, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |