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REINVEST IN AMERICA A NEW PRIORITIES PROCLAMATION RESOLUTION We, the Kannapolis City Board of Education of Kannapolis, North Carolina, do hereby adopt the following resolution in support of new national federal budget priorities for the United States of America. Whereas, the Kannapolls City School District is committed to offer'rog every child in our community the opportunity for a quality education. And whereas our nation's success in thc post-Cold War world will depend on the ability of America's public schools to educate each and every child. And whereas no single school district has the financial capacity to both build a quality education program for the 21st Century and overcome the social and economic problems that prevent students from coming to school ready to learn. And whereas the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union offer our nation a once-in-a- generation opportunity to rethink our national priorities. And whereas our competitors in the global marketplace invest more tax dollars on children and elementary and secondary education than does the United States. And whereas federal budget savings made possible by thc end of the Cold War could be used to rcbuLld America and ensure that every child comes to school healthy and ready to learn. And whereas the national organizations that represent the men and women at the local level who care most deeply about education - the National School Boards Association, the National PTA, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the American Association of School Administrators, the Council of Great City Schools, the National Education Association, and the American Federation of Teachers -- have jointly called for new federal budget priorities that reflect post- Cold War realities. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Kannapolis City School District believes it is time to reinvest ia America. We join school districts across the United States to urge the Congress and the President Elect Clinton to make reordering federal spending priorities America's top priority in 1993. And be it further resolve&, that thc Kannapolis City Board of Education will forward this call for new priorities to our community's elected representatives in Congress and to the President of the United States. And be it further resolved, that the Kannapolis City Board of Education will also forward this resolution to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and Kaanapolis City Council and urge the Board of Commissioners and City Council to join this call to reinvest in America. EdwOCd B. Tyson, Ed.O., Sup~cinqenden'l' Name and Title Sigaature ~' Kannapol is Cit~/ Schools School District Deceabec 4, 1992 Date