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Senate
Resolution 71
By:
Senators Tolleson of the 20th, Harp of the 29th, Bulloch of the 11th, Hudgens of
the 47th, Williams of the 19th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) and recognizing "PAGE
Day on Capitol Hill"; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) is the state's largest
organization for professional educators with more than 60,000 members who are
teachers, administrators, and support personnel employed in every school system
in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE was founded in the 1970's with the mission to make Georgia a better place
for students to learn and for teachers to teach; and the PAGE Foundation
sponsors the Academic Bowl for Middle Grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for
high school students, and STAR, the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition
program; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE has promoted teaching as a profession by sponsoring local chapters of the
Future Georgia Educators in middle and high schools across the state and student
PAGE groups – SPAGE – on the campuses of colleges and universities
throughout Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
PAGE actively participates in the legislative process each year, working to
improve education and student achievement while promoting a positive and
professional working relationship with legislative representatives across the
state; and
WHEREAS,
on February 8, 2005, local PAGE leaders will gather at the state capitol to meet
with their local legislative delegation on behalf of Georgia
educators.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body commends the Professional
Association of Georgia Educators for its contributions to education and to
educators and recognizes February 8, 2005, as "PAGE Day on Capitol
Hill."
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to PAGE.