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This resolution recognizes the Lamar County School System for receiving the Georgia Reads Community Award, which honors communities that have developed sustained literacy improvement partnerships. The resolution highlights the school system's collaborative efforts with local organizations like the City of Barnesville, local libraries, Ferst Readers, community centers, daycare centers, and the health department to enhance literacy rates. Through the L4GA (Literacy for Georgia) process, the school system has created innovative programs that have demonstrably improved reading proficiency and created better educational and career opportunities. The Georgia Council on Literacy, which established the award, aims to improve literacy from birth through adulthood and acknowledges the critical role communities play in addressing low literacy rates. The resolution formally congratulates the Lamar County School System for its exemplary service and commits to distributing an official copy of the resolution to the school system, serving as a public acknowledgment of their significant community literacy achievements.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70564