SR 222: Marietta City Schools; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate. It does not change any Georgia law. It recognizes Marietta City Schools as a recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, given by the Georgia Council on Literacy to communities that build lasting partnerships to improve literacy. The resolution describes the program behind the award, called Literacy & Justice For All, which supports language and reading development starting in the third trimester of pregnancy through age five. It credits partners including United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for Marietta City Schools as a keepsake of the honor.

• Formally congratulates and commends Marietta City Schools for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award.
• Recognizes the Literacy & Justice For All partnership for supporting literacy from before birth through age five.
• Names the specific partner organizations involved, including United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Marietta City Schools.

Marietta City Schools and its literacy program partners, including United Way of Greater Atlanta, the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, Cobb Collaborative, and Wellstar, are the direct subjects of this honorary recognition from the Georgia Senate.

The resolution carries no legal or funding changes; it is a public honor that highlights Marietta City Schools' early literacy partnership as a model for other Georgia communities working on literacy improvement.

• The resolution states the Georgia Council on Literacy created the Georgia Reads Community Award for sustained, multi-organization literacy partnerships with measurable results.
• It identifies Marietta City Schools as an award recipient for its Literacy & Justice For All initiative.
• It resolves that the Senate congratulates and commends the award recipients, particularly Marietta City Schools.
• It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Marietta City Schools.

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

• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)Primary sponsor
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)

• literacy
• Marietta City Schools
• early childhood education
• Georgia Senate resolutions