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Senate Resolution 621
By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Still of the 48th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Goodman of the
8th, Hickman of the 4th and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and recognizing
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February 20, 2024, as PAGE Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest3
organization for professional educators with more than 94,000 members who are teachers,4
administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system in Georgia; and5
WHEREAS, PAGE was founded in the 1970s with the mission to make Georgia a better6
place for students to learn and for teachers to teach; and7
WHEREAS, the PAGE Foundation sponsors the Academic Bowl for middle grades, the8
Georgia Academic Decathlon for high school students, and the Student and Teacher9
Achievement Recognition (STAR) program; and10
WHEREAS, PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of11
the Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across the state; and12
WHEREAS, PAGE provides legal protection and professional learning to enhance13
competence and confidence, build leadership, and increase student achievement; and14
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WHEREAS, PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to
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improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and professional16
working relationship with legislative representatives across the state; and17
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2024, PAGE members and leaders will gather at the state18
capitol to meet with their local legislators.19
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body20
commend the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for its advocacy and21
support of educators and education and recognize February 20, 2024, as PAGE Day at the22
state capitol.23
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed24
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Professional25
Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE).26
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