HR 9123

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution congratulating the Miami-Dade County Public
3	Schools system on its successful use of the Florida Learn-
4	and-Serve Program.
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6	WHEREAS, the work of Florida Learn-and-Serve and the Miami-
7	Dade County Public Schools Office of Intergenerational and
8	Service-Learning Programs has provided enhanced educational
9	opportunities to countless students, who, through the hands-on
10	practice of academics to meet community needs, gain priceless
11	knowledge, work skills, behaviors, and habits of citizenship,
12	and
13	WHEREAS, administered by the Superintendent's Service
14	Learning Advisory Board, Miami-Dade's service-learning program,
15	in existence for 3 years, involves students in kindergarten
16	through grade 12 in service to their communities through
17	numerous civic activities and intergenerational projects, such
18	as those that link students with retirees on various issues, and
19	WHEREAS, viewed as a crucial segment of effective school-
20	community collaboration, good service-learning practices require
21	strong community voice, orientation and training of
22	participants, and meaningful action for learners, and
23	WHEREAS, in adopting such programs as the Civil Rights Oral
24	History Project, the World War II Oral History Project, Meet the
25	Candidates Forums, the Biscayne National Park Jones' Family
26	Research Project, and Adopt-A-Grandparent, the Miami-Dade County
27	Public Schools system not only provides incentives for students
28	to perform at their highest levels but also engages and benefits
29	the community at large, NOW, THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
32	Florida:
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34	That the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system is
35	congratulated on its adoption of the Florida Learn-and-Serve
36	Program, and the Superintendent's Service Learning Advisory
37	Board is commended for the success of this exceptional 3-year
38	program.

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