SR218: SR218 Charlton County Board of Education; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes the Charlton County Board of Education as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build lasting partnerships focused on improving literacy. The resolution describes the board's work with the Charlton County School District, the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations to promote what it calls a 'Loving Literacy for Life' mission. It states these efforts have led to measurable gains in reading proficiency. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for the board.

• Formally congratulates and commends the Charlton County Board of Education for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Recognizes a multi year literacy partnership among the Charlton County School District, the L4GA program, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and over 40 local organizations.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to the Charlton County Board of Education.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of praise from the Senate.

The resolution directly names the Charlton County Board of Education, the Charlton County School District, the L4GA literacy program and its manager, Ferst Readers of Charlton County, and more than 40 local businesses and organizations involved in the literacy partnership.

While the resolution has no legal effect on Georgians statewide, it gives official recognition to a local literacy initiative in Charlton County, which the Senate credits with measurable improvements in reading proficiency for students in that community.

• Whereas clauses describe the Georgia Council on Literacy's mission and the criteria for the Georgia Reads Community Award, including partnerships sustained for at least three years.
• The resolution states the Charlton County Board of Education received the award for a 'literacy-based solution-focused mindset' aimed at improving student achievement.
• The operative resolving clause has the Senate congratulate and commend the award recipients, particularly the Charlton County Board of Education.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to the board.

1. 2025-02-20Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-19Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)Primary sponsor
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)

• literacy programs
• Charlton County
• education awards
• Georgia Senate resolutions