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0086
Senate
Resolution 723
By:
Senators Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th, Cagle of the 49th, Moody of the 56th, Kemp
of the 46th, Goggans of the 7th 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 65,000 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; the PAGE Foundation sponsors
the Academic Bowl for Middle Grades, the Georgia Academic Decathlon for high
school students, and the Student and Teacher Achievement Recognition program
(STAR); and
WHEREAS,
PAGE promotes 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 14, 2006, 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 the members of this body commend
the Professional Association of Georgia Educators for its contributions to
education and to educators and recognize February 14, 2006, 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.