[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 21 NORTHWEST MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 8, 2003

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
achievements of 21 Northwest Missouri School Districts that have 
received the State's Distinction in Performance Award. The Distinction 
in Performance Award is designed to be an incentive for School 
Districts to focus on improving academic achievement. The criteria for 
the award, established by the State Board of Education, requires that 
the School Districts meet certain performance standards in the Missouri 
Assessment Program test scores, ACT test scores, attendance and dropout 
rates, and other academic performance records.
  Of the 524 Public School Districts in the State of Missouri, 157 were 
given accolades for their achievements in 2002. Twenty-one School 
Districts in the 6th District were honored with this distinctive award 
and are as follows: Avenue City School District, Chillicothe School 
District, Cowgill School District, Gallatin School District, Grundy 
County School District, Jefferson School District, Lathrop School 
District, Mound City School District, Mid-Buchanan School District, 
Nodaway-Holt School District, North Platte School District, Pattonsburg 
School District, Platte County School District, Rock Port School 
District, Savannah School District, South Harrison School District, 
Stanberry School District, Tri-County School District, West Platte 
County School District, Winston School District, and Worth County 
School District.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring these exceptional School 
Districts for their dedications to and achievement in educating the 
children of the 6th District.

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