[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF LUIS MUNOS MARIN 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 Luis 
Munos Marin 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 School 
Municipal District CEO Barbara Byrd Bennett, Superintendent Esther 
Johnson and Principal Eva Valez-Torres for their leadership and kind 
hospitality. The tour was an educational experience for all who were in 
attendance.
  Luis Munos Marin Middle School has set forth major academic goals for 
the year, which include targets to exceed standards by 5 percent in all 
parts of the proficiency test; improve attendance rate to 95 percent; 
and continue to increase parent involvement by 10 percent. Recent 
accomplishments from last year include being a Corridors of Excellence 
School; an across the board increase in test scores by seventh grade 
students; an increase in attendance by 7 percent; and an increase in 
parent involvement by 10 percent.
  I commend the Luis Munos Marin 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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