H 5711

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5711
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A house RESOLUTION
To recognize and honor the Cleveland Academy of
Leadership of Spartanburg County, for being recognized as a Beating the Odds
Investigative Study school and to congratulate them for overcoming issues that
hinder the possibility of an excellent education in order to become high
achieving in academics.
Whereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives were pleased to learn that the
Cleveland Academy of Leadership has been selected as a Beating the Odds
Investigative Study school by the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee
(EOC); and
Whereas, research shows
that schools with higher poverty rates tend to have lower academic achievement.
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership is "Beating the Odds" in producing top tier
student achievement; and
Whereas, the Beating
the Odds Investigative Study, implemented by the EOC in 2024, examines the
practices and characteristics of schools where students are achieving well
academically despite having a high percentage of pupils in poverty. This study also
helps to identify possible characteristics that might assist schools in serving
students in poverty, as the EOC is charged with encouraging the continuous
improvement in South Carolina public schools; and
Whereas, the Cleveland
Academy of Leadership was selected for the study, not only because they met the
required criteria, but because they go above and beyond for their students and
faculty. Schools that qualify for the study have an enrollment of more than one
hundred students; acquire an "Excellent" overall rating with no "Below Average"
or "Unsatisfactory" indicator ratings on the South Carolina School Report Card;
have a poverty ratio greater than or equal to seventy-five percent based on the
average poverty index of elementary schools with an overall rating of "Below
Average," the same level of poverty to qualify for federal Title 1 funding; and
have open enrollment policies not contingent upon academic achievement or upon
evaluation of application or audition; and
Whereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives deeply appreciates the dedicated work of
educators and school administrators who devote themselves to the education of
future generations of South Carolinians who will lead this State as productive
citizens. The members take great pleasure in recognizing the Cleveland Academy
of Leadership for receiving the honor of being included in the Beating the Odds
Investigative Study and look forward to hearing of the school's continued
accomplishments in the days to ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives,
by this resolution, recognize and honor the Cleveland Academy of Leadership of
Spartanburg County, for being recognized as a Beating the Odds Investigative
Study school and congratulate them for overcoming issues that hinder the
possibility of an excellent education in order to become high achieving in
academics.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Cleveland Academy of
Leadership Principal Dr. Marquice Clarke.
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