| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2963 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 222 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Rhett of the 33rd, Harbin of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 16th and Setzler of the 37th |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Congratulating and commending Marietta City Schools, recipient of the Georgia Reads |
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| 8 | 8 | | Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Council on Literacy is dedicated to improving literacy from birth3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | through adulthood and recognizes that communities play a critical role in addressing low4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | literacy rates; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Reads Community Award was established to recognize6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | communities across Georgia that have formed partnerships of two or more organizations,7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | sustained for at least three years, with a strategic plan and measurable results in literacy8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | improvement; and9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Marietta City Schools is a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | for its city-wide collaboration Literacy & Justice For All, which began in Marietta to support11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | language and literacy from the third trimester of pregnancy through age five, with the goal12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | of building the deep reading brain of every child; and13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, its meaningful partnerships include Marietta City Schools, United Way of14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Greater Atlanta, Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and15 |
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| 22 | 22 | | S. R. 222 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Wellstar, demonstrating a strong commitment to literacy development through early |
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| 26 | 26 | | childhood education and community collaboration; and17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Marietta City Schools has diligently developed and implemented innovative18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | programs that have significantly increased literacy rates within its communities; and19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, these initiatives have led to measurable improvements in reading proficiency,20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | ensuring greater opportunities for success in education and career development; and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, the dedication and hard work of Marietta City Schools and its partners serve as22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | an inspiration to others, demonstrating the power of community-driven solutions to address23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | literacy challenges.24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | congratulate and commend the Georgia Reads Community Award recipients, particularly26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Marietta City Schools, for their exemplary service and unwavering commitment to improving27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | literacy in their communities.28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Marietta City30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Schools.31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | S. R. 222 |
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