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GA HR1278

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/25/2020

Primary Sponsor

Mack Jackson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House of Representatives commends Beauty Poole Baldwin as Georgia's first Black school superintendent, a position she assumed in 1984 as superintendent of Buford City Schools
  • Baldwin's career included teaching at John Lewis High School, Hardaway High, and Central Gwinnett High School, as well as serving as principal of Buford Middle School and assistant principal and vocational education coordinator in Gwinnett County
  • Baldwin earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Savannah State College and a master's degree in vocational education and a VE-5 in vocational administration from the University of Georgia
  • In 2016, the Gwinnett County Board of Education dedicated Baldwin Elementary School in her honor
  • The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Beauty Poole Baldwin

Legislative Description

Baldwin, Beauty Poole; Georgia's first black school superintendent; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

2/25/2020

Full Bill Text

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