HR 379: ReadSource and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta; recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award; dedication to literacy advancement; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors ReadSource and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta after they received the Georgia Reads Community Award from the Georgia Council on Literacy. The award recognizes community partnerships of at least two organizations, sustained for three years or more, that show a strategic plan and measurable results in improving literacy. The resolution describes how ReadSource remediation specialists work with students at Atlanta Public Schools' Slater Elementary and Price Middle School, providing small group literacy instruction with a 1:3 specialist-to-student ratio in sessions of about 30 to 40 minutes, two to four days a week. It also credits partnerships with Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta and The Schenck School for producing measurable gains in reading proficiency. The House directs the Clerk to send copies of the resolution to the honored organizations.

• Formally congratulates and commends ReadSource and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the honored organizations.
• Documents specific program details, such as the 1:3 specialist-to-student ratio and session lengths, as part of the House's official record.
• Creates no new laws, funding, or requirements since it is a commendation resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia code.

ReadSource, Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta, and The Schenck School are directly honored. Students at Atlanta Public Schools' Slater Elementary and Price Middle School, who receive the literacy instruction described, are also referenced in the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but gives official state recognition to a local literacy partnership, highlighting a specific instructional model that supporters may point to as an example for other Georgia communities addressing reading proficiency.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the Georgia Reads Community Award, which requires a partnership of two or more organizations sustained for at least three years with measurable literacy results.
• The resolved clause formally commends ReadSource and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta for their literacy work.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the honored groups.

1. 2025-02-24House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-24House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Chris Erwin (R, HD-032)Primary sponsor
• Tanya Miller (D, HD-062)

• literacy programs
• Atlanta Public Schools
• education awards
• community partnerships