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                       HOUSE RESOLUTION 4701

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Buck, Kessler, Talcott and Pflug

Read first time 02/15/2002.  Referred to Committee on Rules.

Honoring the Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium and its Water Quality program.

    WHEREAS, The Water Quality program offered by the Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium has been recognized and supported by both Senator Gorton and Senator Murray; and

    WHEREAS, The Water Quality program has been recognized and supported by Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson; and

    WHEREAS, The Water Quality program has provided exceptional learning opportunities to a variety of rural school districts across this state; and

    WHEREAS, These districts, which include Adna, Concrete, Eatonville, North Franklin, Ocosta, Quinault Lake, Quillayute Valley, Wapato, Wellpinit, and White Salmon have benefited greatly from their participation with the Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium; and

    WHEREAS, The host district and fiscal agent for this program, Quillayute Valley School District and member districts have worked diligently to "...bridge the digital divide..." that exists in rural Washington; and

    WHEREAS, The Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium now seeks to expand intrastate; and

    WHEREAS, The Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium is expanding interstate with partners in the Kenai Borough and School District in the State of Alaska and the Center for Great Lakes Environmental Education in Buffalo, New York; and

    WHEREAS, This expansion of the Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium and especially its Water Quality program will be of great benefit to these areas;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the  House of Representatives of Washington State acknowledge the outstanding work of the Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium and its Water Quality program and recognize them as Sites of Excellence; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of Washington State encourage all the citizens of Washington State to support and participate in Washington Virtual Classroom Consortium and its Water Quality program; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of Washington State to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Executive Director of the State Board of Education, the Executive Director of the Professional Educator Standards Board, and the Executive Director of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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