Senate Resolution 180
By: Senators Still of the 48th, Dixon of the 45th, Rahman of the 5th, Merritt of the 9th,
Mangham of the 55th and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending Carmen Smith, Sugar Hill Elementary School's 2024-2025 Teacher of the
Year; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Carmen Smith has been teaching second through fourth grade advanced content
math and enrichment math to Sugar Hill students at Sugar Hill Elementary School in
Gwinnett County for 18 years and has 29 years of teaching experience; and
WHEREAS, she is a highly respected second through fourth grade teacher within the school
community and among her peers and has been recognized as Sugar Hill Elementary School's
Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025; and
WHEREAS, she has spent endless hours both inside and outside the classroom teaching
students and empowering them to think freely, helping them develop skills such as
questioning, provoking, and challenging all the things presented to them; and
WHEREAS, she has engaged her students by producing innovative lessons that have real-life
applications and has thus promoted learning to her students as a lifelong endeavor; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Teacher of the Year award is to honor educators who have
made an exceptional difference in the lives of their students and provided inspiration to their
peers, recognizing and promoting excellence in education within Gwinnett County Public
Schools and helping to promote an educated and vibrant community; 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 SENATE that the members of this body
commend Carmen Smith, Sugar Hill Elementary School's 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year,
and express their most sincere best wishes for continued success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Carmen Smith.