| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2745 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 88 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the 12th, Davenport of the 17th, Harbison of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 15th, Mallow of the 2nd and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Acknowledging the outstanding leadership of Pamela J. Brown during her time serving as |
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| 8 | 8 | | Chairwoman of the Rockdale County Board of Education; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Pamela J. Brown began her first term on the Rockdale County Board of3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Education in January 2017, served as Vice Chairwoman from January 2021 to December4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2022, and has served as Chairwoman of the seven-member board since January 2023; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, under her leadership as Chairwoman, the Rockdale County Board of Education6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | maintained its Exemplary Board status and earned the Leading Edge Award from the7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Georgia School Boards Association; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Pamela J. Brown led the Board in successfully passing annual budgets, reducing9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | the millage rate, and maintaining the school system's debt-free status; and10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, during her tenure as Chairwoman, Rockdale County Public Schools achieved11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | continuous improvement in many areas, including achieving the highest Four-Year Cohort12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Graduation Rate of 88.75 percent and the highest CTAE Graduation Rate of 99.36 percent;13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | increasing AP course offerings, AP exam achievement, and the number of AP Scholars14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | named; increasing gifted student eligibility and enrollment; showing consistent gains in all15 |
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| 22 | 22 | | S. R. 88 |
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| 24 | 24 | | subject areas and grade levels on the state Milestones Assessments; all high schools being |
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| 26 | 26 | | named AP Honor Schools; and increasing career pathway course offerings, career pathway17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | student enrollment, and career pathway completion; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Pamela J. Brown also serves as the Georgia School Boards Association District19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 4 Director, charged with fostering greater regional collaboration between member boards of20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | education and their respective communities; and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Pamela J. Brown is a longtime resident of Rockdale County with deep familial22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | roots and is well known in the community for her broad and varied work, focused on23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | education and community service; and24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Pamela J. Brown currently works as a Transmission Analyst for Southern25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Company with over 37 years of service and holds a Master of Business Administration26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | degree; and27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, she and her husband, John, are the parents of three children who attend or are28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | graduates of Rockdale County Public Schools; and29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Pamela J. Brown has been re-elected to serve her third term on the Rockdale30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | County Board of Education and will continue to advocate for public education, students,31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | families, faculty, and staff.32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | acknowledge the outstanding leadership of Chairwoman Pamela J. Brown and commend34 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Rockdale County Public Schools for its achievements and dedication to continuous35 |
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| 45 | 45 | | improvement.36 |
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| 46 | 46 | | S. R. 88 |
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| 48 | 48 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed |
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| 50 | 50 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Chairwoman38 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Pamela J. Brown.39 |
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| 52 | 52 | | S. R. 88 |
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