[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 137 (Thursday, October 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF CHARLES ORR MIDDLE SCHOOL

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 16, 2002

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor the Charles 
Orr Middle School in Cleveland, Ohio for affording me the opportunity 
to visit with young students during my Third Annual Back-to-School Tour 
on Monday, September 23rd and Monday, September 30th of 2002. I would 
like to offer special thanks to Cleveland Schools Municipal District 
CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Superintendent Kathy Wayne Carter and 
Principal Greg Henderson for their leadership and kind hospitality. The 
tour was an educational experience for all who were in attendance.
  Charles Orr Middle School has set forth major academic goals for the 
year, which include offering outstanding opportunities for field 
testing and innovative learning strategies to turn students into life-
long learners; becoming more apt at meeting the educational needs of a 
diverse student population through comprehensive, long-range data-based 
planning; and seeking to recruit and train a special team of educators 
to learn how to reach and teach students regardless of where they are 
academically. Recent accomplishments from last year include significant 
improvement in students passing one or more portions of the state 
proficiency test, and more than 60 percent of students being eligible 
for promotion by the end of the first semester.
  I commend the Charles Orr Middle School for its commitment to 
education and will continue to fight for increased funding to improve 
the quality of public education for all students.

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