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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY SZYMONIAK 1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 4411HH BY FALLON) 1 4 A Senate Resolution congratulating Dr. Joan Roberts for 1 5 being named the 1997 Iowa Secondary Principal of the 1 6 Year. 1 7 WHEREAS, Dr. Joan Roberts earned her undergraduate 1 8 degree in secondary education from the University of 1 9 Northern Iowa and her master's and doctorate degrees 1 10 from Drake University; and 1 11 WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts has worked within the Des 1 12 Moines Independent School District for 20 years, 1 13 serving since 1990 as the principal at Des Moines' 1 14 North High School; and 1 15 WHEREAS, North High School has a high minority 1 16 enrollment and serves students who are primarily from 1 17 middle and low-income families, many of whom qualify 1 18 for free or reduced price meals; and 1 19 WHEREAS, North High School has experienced the 1 20 problems often associated with urban schools, 1 21 including declining enrollment, high dropout and 1 22 mobility rates, and low academic achievement; and 1 23 WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts has been an energizing force 1 24 at North High School, which has in the past 12 years 1 25 doubled its enrollment, reduced its dropout rate to 1 26 less than five percent, tripled its enrollment in 1 27 advanced courses, and integrated case management and 1 28 support services for drug prevention, alcohol 1 29 prevention, violence prevention, and teen pregnancy 1 30 and parenting into the school program; and 2 1 WHEREAS, in the past five years, graduates of North 2 2 High School have earned more scholarship dollars on 2 3 average than the graduates from any other Des Moines 2 4 high school; and 2 5 WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts has revitalized her school and 2 6 awakened the pride of North High School's students and 2 7 their families, brought positive recognition of North 2 8 High School, and is a tremendous role model for other 2 9 building principals and for the young women enrolled 2 10 in North High School; and 2 11 WHEREAS, Dr. Roberts was nominated by her peers, 2 12 selected by a committee of Iowa secondary principals, 2 13 and named the 1997 Iowa Secondary Principal of the 2 14 Year by the School Administrators of Iowa, and, in 2 15 addition, has received national recognition as a 1997 2 16 State Principal of the Year by the National 2 17 Association of Secondary School Principals; NOW 2 18 THEREFORE 2 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 20 honors Dr. Joan Roberts of North High School in Des 2 21 Moines for her exemplary work in education, applauds 2 22 the achievements realized by the school and its 2 23 students under her administration, and congratulates 2 24 her for her outstanding accomplishment in being named 2 25 the 1997 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year; and 2 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 27 this Resolution be prepared for presentation to Dr. 2 28 Joan Roberts. 2 29 LSB 4411SS 77 2 30 kh/jl/8
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