HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012005 - 2005-642 RESOLUTION=HONORING THE RESOLUTION NO. 2005/642
LAFAYETTE ARTS AND SCIENCE
FOUNDATION ON THEIR 25TH
ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, in 1980 Lafayette citizens with vision,;,believed strongly in the need and;value'of the arts
in education and founded the Lafayette Arts and Science Foundation (LAST); and
WHEREAS, Last year LASF raised $1`;000,000 donated by parents, organizations, matching gifts
and the business community. The idea was to create a private and independent organization to save
arts and science by hiring independent arts and science teachers; and
WHEREAS, it took a great deal of public relations to convince both classroom teachers and
administrators that non-credentialed, but highly qualified artists could effectively provide a substantial
arts:and science education for the students. LASF instructors fulfill the California state curriculum
requirements and meet the benchmarks and standards for the arts; and
WHEREAS, LASF's art program provides students with the.opportunity to understand, interpret and
appreciate the visual arts, art history and, terltial through hands-on art
projects. The teachers respect arld *e ; and
WHEREAS, Scientists and a r they , � erpret our world, LASF'
supports both arts and scie RMAN"i"', mdergarten t
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NOW, THEREFORE at the Board of Sdp %. sta County does
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MARK DESA IJLNIEIt :aGLOVER
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AYLE B. U L , hair
District II Supervisor
* I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order
* entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
John Sweeten,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
O Supervisors.
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l">d G eputy Clerk