[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E853]
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                   TRIBUTE TO MILAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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                           HON. MARTIN FROST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 1997

  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Milam Elementary 
School, its principal, teachers, parents, and also the incredible 
students who have all today earned national acclaim through the Title I 
Recognition Program.
  The Title I Recognition Program honors 99 title I schools which have 
achieved success based on six very important criteria. Those criteria 
were: First, providing opportunity for all children to meet advanced 
level of performance; second, professional development; third, positive 
coordination with other programs; fourth, developing a curriculum and 
instruction methods to support a high standard of achievement; fifth, 
partnership among schools, parents, and communities; and sixth, 3 years 
of successful achievement data.
  The honored schools were selected through a vigorous, competitive 
process coordinated and managed by the various State Education 
Agencies. The award was presented today, May 6, at the International 
Reading Association Conference in Atlanta, GA.
  Title I provides funds to schools to assist them in helping at-risk 
children achieve a high academic standard in school. Nearly 70 percent 
of all children participating in title I receive reading instruction 
and over 40 percent receive instruction in mathematics.
  Mr. Speaker, I would once again like to congratulate Vickie Overton, 
the Milam Elementary School principal, and everyone associated with the 
school's title I program. They have made Milam Elementary School a 
symbol of what the title I program can achieve.

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