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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing John B. Rogers, Jr., on the

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occasion of his retirement as Superintendent of the Santa

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Rosa County School District.

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     WHEREAS, John B. Rogers, Jr. will retire this year as

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Superintendent of the Santa Rosa County School District after a

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distinguished and progressive career spanning 33 years as a

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teacher, coach, principal, district administrator, and school

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superintendent, and

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     WHEREAS, during his 8-year tenure as superintendent from

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2000 to 2008, Santa Rosa schools continued a decades-long

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tradition of excellence and achieved historic and unsurpassed

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academic accomplishments, and

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     WHEREAS, during Superintendent Rogers' terms in office,

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Santa Rosa students became the highest performing readers in

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Florida history, breaking every record for progress and

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proficiency, and

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     WHEREAS, under Mr. Rogers' leadership, the Santa Rosa County

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School District has been an "A" district every year and has

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consistently ranked among the top four districts in the state,

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with 85 percent of Santa Rosa's graded schools earning an "A" and

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the remaining 15 percent scoring a "B" or a "C" in 2007, the best

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overall quality ratings in the school district's history, and

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     WHEREAS, while Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Rogers has

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developed innovative and progressive academic programs including

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an on-line high school, virtual learning academies for on-line

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professional development, and high school academies for

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carpentry, automotives, and information technology, and

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     WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers' financial stewardship of the public's

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resources has been exemplary as well, earning the confidence and

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support of the public for continuing by referendum a half-cent

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sales tax for schools, building three new schools and more than

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100 new classrooms and ancillary facilities, and dramatically

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reducing dependence on portable buildings, and

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     WHEREAS, Superintendent Rogers' superlative management

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resulted in the Harvard University School of Education's

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designation of the Santa Rosa schools as an exemplary national

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case study in learning successes and administrative leadership,

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NOW, THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the Senate extends heartfelt appreciation to John B.

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Rogers, Jr., for a lifetime of service to the people of Santa

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Rosa County and to their children and commends him for his

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professional achievements in public education.

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     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with

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the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to John B. Rogers,

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Jr., as a tangible token of the esteem of the Florida Senate.