- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release, 2021 November 9
- Creator:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Office of the Governor
- Date of Original:
- 2021-11-09
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--Periodicals
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- serials (publications)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Nov. 6, 2002; title from contents screen (GALILEO, viewed June 3, 2007).
June 1, 2007, viewed June 3, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .P1 P7 2021/11-9
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2021-s11-h9-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-pp1-bp7-b2021-s11-h9-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Gov. Kemp Names Winners of Georgia RISE Award, Recognizing Standout Public School
Employees
Atlanta, GA Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that two Georgians have been named winners of the Georgia RISE Award, which honors classified school employees.
"Nadia Jones and Anna Singleton represent the best of our public schools," Governor Kemp said. "They are among the heroes who worked hard to keep our students safe, healthy, and learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and I am honored to recognize these two outstanding Georgians with the RISE Award."
Ms. Nadia Jones, the School Nurse at Oak Grove Elementary School STEAM Academy in the Cherokee County School District, and Mrs. Anna Singleton, the Student Information Systems Coordinator at Fayette LIFE Academy in Fayette County Public Schools, are the 2020-21 winners of the Georgia award. They have also been submitted as Georgia's nominees for the national RISE Award.
In spring 2021, the U.S. Department of Education began awarding the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award each year, to one full- or part-time classified school employee who provides exemplary service to students in pre-kindergarten through high school.
The governor of each state is invited to nominate up to two classified school employees for each year's award. Georgia runs a state-level process, the Georgia RISE Award, to select its nominees.
"Over the last year and a half, I have witnessed heroic efforts from classified employees committed to providing a safe and productive place for every student to learn," State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. "From Ms. Jones' work to keep students healthy and provide resources and support to families as a school nurse, to Mrs. Singleton's efforts as her school district pivoted to virtual learning, these two employees are an
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