--- title: HR 18. Moorer, Ramielle; Clayton County Public Schools' 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr18 cite_as: HR 18, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr18 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr18.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr18/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69359 date: 2025-01-14 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr17.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr19.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr18.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 18 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-14 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Rhonda Burnough - Sandra Scott text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR18/2025 upstream_id: 1919197 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - teacher recognition - Clayton County Public Schools - education - legislative resolution --- # HR 18. Moorer, Ramielle; Clayton County Public Schools' 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year; commend ## Text House Resolution 18 By: Representatives Burnough of the 77th and Scott of the 76th A RESOLUTION Commending Ramielle Moorer, Clayton County Public Schools' 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, nothing is more vital to the future of our state than the education of our young people, and Ramielle Moorer exemplifies the selfless dedication that is characteristic of our finest teachers; and WHEREAS, Ramielle Moorer began her teaching career in 2011 at Forest Park Middle School and later served as a music specialist at Suder Elementary for five years, during which time she prepared numerous students for the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) Fine Arts Magnet Track; and WHEREAS, since 2017, she has served as the director of choral activities at Riverdale Middle School, leading school wide morale-building initiatives, chairing the Hospitality Committee, and sharing her expertise as the lead teacher mentor; and WHEREAS, during her tenure with CCPS, she has obtained Level 1 Orff-Schulwerk Certification and has further served as the fine arts integration lead for the ArtsNow: Engaging Minds Grant; and WHEREAS, in 2020, she contributed to the development of music education as the CCPS fine arts curriculum writing lead for middle school chorus and general music; and WHEREAS, she has additionally played a key role in organizing the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) District VI Middle School Chorus Large Group Performance Evaluation since 2020; and WHEREAS, in recognition of such remarkable contributions to the education and welfare of Georgia's students, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the extraordinary accomplishments and academic achievements of this outstanding educator. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Ramielle Moorer, Clayton County Public Schools' 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year, and express their most sincere best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Ramielle Moorer. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends Ramielle Moorer, a Clayton County Public Schools teacher, for being named the district's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Ramielle Moorer, who was named Clayton County Public Schools' Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025. The text recounts her teaching career, starting in 2011 at Forest Park Middle School, her five years as a music specialist at Suder Elementary, and her current role since 2017 as director of choral activities at Riverdale Middle School. The resolution notes her professional achievements, including Level 1 Orff-Schulwerk Certification, her role writing fine arts curriculum for the district, and her work organizing a statewide middle school chorus performance evaluation. It closes by having the House commend her and directing the Clerk of the House to send her a copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally commends Ramielle Moorer on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives for being named Clayton County Public Schools' 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Moorer. - Recites her career history and professional accomplishments as the basis for the commendation, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Ramielle Moorer, a Clayton County Public Schools teacher. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution to her. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial resolution rather than a change to Georgia law. Its practical effect is limited to publicly recognizing one teacher's career and directing the House Clerk to send her a printed copy, with no funding, regulatory, or policy consequences for anyone else. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses detail Moorer's teaching history since 2011, including positions at Forest Park Middle School, Suder Elementary, and Riverdale Middle School. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend Moorer and wish her continued success. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Moorer. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-14) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-14) - Sponsors: Rhonda Burnough, Sandra Scott - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69359 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr18.md?full=1