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Proclamation
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WHEREAS
,
ducation is the key to America’s future, and parents are their
children’s first teachers; and
A
WHEREAS
ll parents and guardians want their children to succeed in
,
school and in life; and
A
WHEREAS,
ll United States Department of Education research has
consistently demonstrated that parental involvement is the single
best predictor of student success and that when schools, families
and communities work together to maximize resources, students
achieve more; and
O
WHEREAS
range County Public schools are kicking off the start of the
,
new school year with fun, family-friendly celebrations. Parents,
children, and other family members are invited to join with
teachers, and school staff to make new friends, to find out how
parents and schools can better support each other.
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ow herfore,
I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby declare Monday,
August 18, 2008 as
THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL CELEBRATION
in Ocoee, and urge all parents of school children to participate in First Day Events.
Welcome Back to School!
IN WITNESS
Hereunto
WHEREOF
, I have set my
hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Ocoee, Florida to be
th
affixed this 5 day of August
2008.
S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor