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To honor and congratulate Columbus City Schools Superintendent Dr. Gene Harris on the occasion of her recognition as 2012 Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators.
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gene Harris became the nineteenth superintendent of Columbus City Schools in 2001, continuing her lifetime of distinguished service to the children and families of our community; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris is a proud graduate of Linden-McKinley High School who began her career as a teacher in the Columbus City Schools District and went on to serve the district as principal, supervisor of principals, and deputy superintendent before assuming her duties as superintendent; and
WHEREAS, among her many achievements, Dr. Harris and her team have improved the academic success rates of CCS students; increased graduation rates; created initiatives like the Higher Education Partnership to improve her students’ readiness for and access to higher education; instituted programs such as the no-cost Saturday Winter Institutes to provide students with new and creative avenues to achievement; directed a voter-supported capital improvements program that will renovate more than thirty schools; and brought together community members to address the challenges our young people face outside of our classrooms that impact their ability to succeed inside them; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Harris has received many of the most prestigious awards and recognitions that our community has to offer, and has earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues and peers across the state, region, and nation; and
WHEREAS, in the latest testament to her dedication to children, families, and public service, Dr. Harris has been named 2012 Ohio Superintendent of the Year by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, and will be nominated for consideration as the American Association of School Administrators’ National Superintendent of the Year; and
WHEREAS, our community ha...
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