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HR 1937: Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend

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House Resolution 1937

By: Representatives Paris of the 142nd, Washburn of the 144th, Griffin of the 149th, Glaize of the 67th, Herring of the 145th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Commending Dr. Dan A. Sims; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Dr. Dan A. Sims currently serves as Superintendent of the Bibb County School District, where he draws upon his more than 30 years of dedicated service to public education in Georgia to advance student engagement, strengthen community partnerships, and promote academic growth; and

WHEREAS, he began his educational career in the Fulton County School System, and after over two decades of school-level and district-level leadership, he joined the Atlanta Public School System as Associate Superintendent of Schools; and

WHEREAS, during his six-year-long tenure, he supported principals, guided strategic planning efforts, participated in district-level budgeting, aligned departments and resources to improve school operations, and oversaw key organizational divisions; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Sims has further contributed to educational improvement through consulting roles with the Barbados Ministry of Education, Birmingham City Schools, Yazoo City Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and the Tucson Unified School District; and

WHEREAS, he has shown equal commitment to his community through leadership positions in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., where he was named National Brother of the Year, and through service on the boards of the Principals Center at Georgia State University, the Reigning Hope Foundation, the Macon Affordable Housing Commission, the National Youth Book Conference, and the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Sims has been recognized with numerous honors for his educational leadership and community service, including Teacher of the Year and Principal of the Year awards, humanitarian recognitions from multiple civic organizations, the Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar distinction, and the W.E.B. DuBois Award for Excellence in Education; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished individual be appropriately honored for his many remarkable contributions on behalf of the youth of this state.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Dr. Dan A. Sims for his decades effective, efficient, and dedicated educational service as well as extended the 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 Dr. Dan A. Sims.