HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - Shanghai Municipal Education Cmsn Day Whereas, in 2005 the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
(SHMEC) and California School Boards Association (CSBA) signed a Letter
of Intent on Education Cooperation; and
Whereas, in 2008 school principals from Shanghai visited California,
spent four weeks shadowing school districts, including Desert Sands Unified
School District, beginning a ten-year scholastic interchange; and
Whereas, in the years that followed this program continued and is
now celebrating ten years of visits to Desert Sands Unified School District
from our esteemed partners in Shanghai; and
Whereas, representatives from Desert Sands Unified School District,
including superintendents, administrators, teachers, and board members,
have traveled to Shanghai to learn more about the educational programs in
China; and
Whereas, this interchange and collaborative building of respect
concerning educational programs has resulted in a better understanding of
teaching and learning techniques from both Shanghai and California,
specifically Desert Sands Unified School District; and
Whereas, Desert Sands Unified School District and the City of Palm
Desert welcome six teachers from Shanghai during the month of October
2018, the 10th anniversary year of this cultural and academic exchange.
Now, Therefore, I, Sabby Jonathan, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Along With the Entire City Council, Do Hereby Proclaim
Thursday, October 25, 2018 as
Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Day
in the City of Palm Desert, recognizing ten years of beneficial communication
with Desert Sands Unified School District.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
have caused the Official-Seat of the City of Palm(Desert,
California, to 6e affixed this 25('day of October 2018.