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RESOwrm, NO . ~:;.,
SERIES Or' 1991 -
Iln'RODUCED BY CXXJNCIL
CCIJNC I L MENBER Cl.J\Y'!Ul
'A RESOwrim SUPPORTING THE NI\TICl:lAL IDUC'ATION GOALS F'OR TIIE CHILDREN Or' TIIE
CITY Or' ENGI..El'l:X:,O, COLORADO .
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WHERE'AS, the National F.ducation Goals have been established by President
Bush and supported by GovernOr Rarer; and
l\'HEREAS, the United States of Arrerica and the State of Coloracb has
establis hed these goals which are critical to the welfare of = children; .:md
\ol!iERE'AS, it is pro;,o..r a'"ld necessary to have educational goals to'maintain
· the quality of life that ll.-.ericans enjoy ;
NO·I, THEREE"ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY CXXJNCIL OE' 'll!E CITY OE'
ENGLDlX>D, COL(FJ\00, TH'AT:
Section l. '!'he Englewood City Council hereby supports the Nat ional
Education Goals for t.'1e children of the City of Englewood, Coloraoo. The
National Education Goals are as follows':
OOa\LS 2000:
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JlCHIEVIN:i 'IIIE N1\l'ICJW. EIXX:ATICN 00!\IS
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Bv the vear 2000, all children in Alrerica will start school
read-/ to learn.
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•By the ,year 2000, the high school graduation rate will increase
to at least 90 percent.
GQZ\L 3 : S'ImmT ltCIIEVEMl!NT All> CITizmsHIP
By the year 2000, Alrerican students will leave grades four,
eight, and twelve having delronstrated carpetency in challenging
subject matter including English, mathematics, science,
history, and geography ; and every school in 'Arrerica will ensure
t.'1at all students learn to use their minds well, so they may be
prepar<?f f or responsible citizenship, further learning, and
produet1 ve e,;ployrrent in = ITOdem econacy.
OOAL 4 : S:IEN:E All> M'A'.lmM1'.TICS
Bv t.'1e vear 2000 , U.S. s tudents will be first in the wo r ld in
SCie."'lce· a~d mather.\atics achieverent .
00/\L 5: AIXILT LITEIW::Y AND LIFELCH; LEIIRNIN:; -
By the year 200 0, every adult Amarican will be literate and
will possess t!1e knowledge and skills recessary to o::rtpete in a
global 1111d exercise the rights and responsibilities of
citizens!iip .
00/\L 6 : SAFE, Dls:IPLINED l\llD 11!1.G-FREE
By the year 2000, every school in America will be free of drugs
and violence 1111d wi ll offer a discipl ined enviroment conducive
to learning.
AOOP'J.'ID AND APPROVED this 17th day of JunP., 1991.
ATI'EST :
I , Patricia H. era,, City Clerk for the City of .Ehg lewood, Colorado,
hereby certify the above is a true copy of Resoluticri No. €g__, Series of 1991.
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Patricia H. era.