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GA HR1278
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/25/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mack Jackson
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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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