RESO 1984-18 - HISD Curfew AgreementRESOLUTION NO. 84 -18
WHEREAS The Huntsville Independent School District and all school districts
within the State of Texas have been placed under an educational
reform bill through legislative and State Board of Education action;
and
WHEREAS The Huntsville Independent School, its Board of Trustees, administra-
tors, teachers, students, and parents are held accountable for student
progress in the academic subjects; and
WHEREAS The emphasis in the Huntsville Independent School District and the
State of Texas has been placed on academic achievement of all students
in the basic subjects; and
WHEREAS To achieve this goal the Huntsville Board of Trustees has enacted a
number of policies that limit, curtail, and eliminate activities that
were heretofore conducted during school time, thus giving more time to
the instructional day; and
WHEREAS Part of that restructuring activity took place this summer in the
District IX UIL Executive Committee by limiting, consolidating, and
amending the after school time schedules of a number of varsity and
subvarsity athletic events so that students could return home at an
early hour; and
WHEREAS School activities in elementary school through high school have been
scheduled to conclude no later than 10:00 P.M. on school nights so
that students may return home for a good night's rest prior to their
classes the following day; and
WHEREAS These improvements have been made in the HISD and Texas because
effective school research has proven that time on task and teacher
expectations will raise the academic level of students;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the
City of Huntsville, Texas, in conjunction with the Board of Trustees
of the Huntsville Independent School District, that activities involv-
ing school -age youngsters will be concluded at 10:00 P.M. on school
nights so that students understand the importance of academic achieve-
ment as it relates to the success of the individual, community, state,
and nation; and
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, by both governing bodies of the school 'district and the
City of Huntsville, that they strongly encourage community support
of this effort to elevate the Huntsville Independent School District
and its students to the highest possible academic standards, and that
this community and school district serve as an example of leadership,
cooperation, and purpose for others to follow within the State of
Texas.
PASSED AND SIGNED on this the 16th day of October, A. D., 1984.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
William V. Nash, Mayor on behalf
of the entire City Council
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