[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        IN HONOR OF ORCHARD SCHOOL OF SCIENCE ELEMENTARY 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 Orchard 
School of Science Elementary 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 Debra 
Brathwaite and Principal Mary Ann Knapp for their leadership and kind 
hospitality. The tour was an educational experience for all who were in 
attendance.
  Orchard School of Science Elementary School has set forth major 
academic goals for the year, which include fostering improvement of the 
safe school environment; improving the passage rate on the reading/
writing, science, mathematics and citizenship portions of the Fourth 
Grade Proficiency Test and/or the Off-Grade Proficiency Test by 6.5 
percent. Recent accomplishments from last year include all grades 
making improvement gains on the reading portion of the Proficiency Test 
and the Off-Grade Proficiency Tests; a $12,000 teaching grant to take 
fifth grade students camping; and students being able to attend the 
Space Camp in Orlando, Florida.
  I commend the Orchard School of Science Elementary 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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