Bill Text: GA HR2301 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Hart, Ms. Carolyn Lee; retirement; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-29 - House Read and Adopted [HR2301 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR2301-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2301
By:
Representatives Bruce of the
64th,
Williams of the
165th,
and Brooks of the
63rd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Ms. Carolyn Lee Hart on the occasion of her retirement; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Ms. Carolyn Lee Hart has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for
the vital role that she has played in the teaching profession and her deep
personal commitment to the education of the students of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hart has dedicated an amazing 43 years to molding young minds and
challenging students to achieve their utmost potential through her work in the
field of education; and
WHEREAS,
she earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Livingston College,
a master's degree in reading and secondary education from Atlanta University,
and a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Clark-Atlanta University;
and
WHEREAS,
she has enriched and improved the lives of countless future leaders through her
dedicated service as Special Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent;
and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hart began her prestigious career in education in 1967 as a Project
Headstart and first grade teacher at English Avenue Primary School, and over the
last five decades has served in numerous positions including as a reading
teacher at Ralph Bunche Middle School and Brown High School and president of the
Georgia Association of Educators; and
WHEREAS,
her leadership and guidance have been instrumental to numerous professional
organizations, including the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, the
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, and Delta Sigma
Theta, Inc., and as the Chairperson of the Fulton County Schools Advisory Board
and the Chairperson of the Legislative Committee for the Georgia Association of
Educators; and
WHEREAS, she has been an active member of the National Education Association, where she has served as a trainer with the Women's Leadership Training Program, a member of the Human and Civil Rights Committee and the Women's Issues Committee, and a state delegate; and
WHEREAS, she has been an active member of the National Education Association, where she has served as a trainer with the Women's Leadership Training Program, a member of the Human and Civil Rights Committee and the Women's Issues Committee, and a state delegate; and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hart has been recognized with numerous honors and accolades, including
Missionary of the Year in 2007, Atlanta Public Schools' Teacher of the Year in
1986-1987, and 1987 Oustanding Atlantan from the Atlanta Jaycees;
and
WHEREAS,
in recognition of her contributions to the students in this state, it is
abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the extraordinary
commitment and accomplishments of this outstanding individual.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body heartily and gratefully commend Ms. Carolyn Lee Hart for her decades
of sacrifice, foresight, accomplishment, and contributions on behalf of
education in Georgia; recognize the positive influence she has had upon the
lives and futures of countless young people in this state; and congratulate her
upon the grand occasion of her retirement.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Ms. Carolyn
Lee Hart.
