1970-478 Requesting that the Board of Public Instruction not Change the Attendance Boundaries for PBG High SchoolRESOLUTION N0. 478-70
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEAC}[,
FLORIDA, RF,QUESTING THE BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF PALM BEACH
COUNTY NOT TO C}{ANGE THE BOUNDARIES OF ATTENDANCE FOR PALM BEAC}[
GARllF,NS }[IGH SCHOOL, BUT BEGIN IMMEDIATE PLANNING AND INITIATE
ACTION SOON TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED ADDITIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE
1971-72 SCHOOL YEAR.
W}[ERF,AS, all of the high school students from the Village
of North Palm Beach are presently enrolled at Palm Beach Gardens
}sigh School, and
WHEREAS, the changing of boundaries in the middle of the
school year would cause students to be shifted from one school to
another, creating undue and unnecessary disruption to the education
oi' these children, and
W}iF.REAS, it is highly desirable for all students from the
Village of North Palm Beach to attend one high school, and
WI[FREAS, all other things being equal, single sessions
wi_11 provide a higher level of educational instruction as compared
to double sessions, and
WHERF,AS, the Village Council, on behalf of the parents
and citizens of North Palm Beach, are concerned with the quality
of education provided for the children of North Palm Beach,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
OP NOR17[ PALM BF,ACI{, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the Board of Public Instruction of Palm
}]each County is hereby requested not to change the present boundaries
of attendance for Palm Beach Gardens High School insofar as they
ai'fect the Village of North Palm Beach.
' Section 2. That the Board of Public Instruction of Palm
Beach County is hereby urged to immediately begin planning for the
construction of additional facilities at Palm Beach Gardens High School
to provide for single sessions for the anticipated student enroll-
ment from the present attendance area for the 1971-72 school year,
and to initiate action in the near future so that these facilities
will be available at the start of the 71-72 school year.
Section 3. That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to
send certified copies of this resolution to each of the present
and elected members of the Board of Public Instruction of Palm Beach
County, the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Palm Beach County,
and the Principal of Palm Beach Gardens High School.
PASSEll AND ADOPTED T}{IS 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1970.
/s/ Thomas F. Lewis
MAYOR
ATT};ST
/s/ llolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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