[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT HAROLD DODGE 
          FOR BEING NAMED ALABAMA'S SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 9, 2005

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and pleasure that I 
rise to honor Mobile County schools Superintendent Harold Dodge on the 
occasion of being named Alabama's 2006 Superintendent of the Year.
  Dr. Dodge has been a distinguished member of the Mobile, AL, 
community and a tremendous advocate for the county school system. He 
came to Mobile in 1998 to be the superintendent of the Mobile County 
public school system, the State's largest with over 65,000 students and 
8,000 employees.
  Under the leadership of Dr. Dodge, the Mobile County public school 
system has implemented a nationally recognized strategic plan that 
encourages sustained parental and community involvement while focusing 
on making children proficient in learning. His objectives for the next 
year include increasing the number of seniors who pass the High School 
Graduation Exam and increasing the number of Highly Qualified Teachers 
all while operating below budget projections. I have full confidence 
that these objectives will be met under the leadership of Dr. Dodge in 
2006. During the last year, the Mobile County public school system 
received State and national attention for the transformation process of 
its five lowest-performing schools.
  Mr. Speaker, there are few individuals more dedicated or more 
committed to our students than Harold Dodge, and I would like to offer 
my congratulations for being named Alabama's 2006 Superintendent of the 
Year and for his many professional achievements. I know his wife, Jean, 
and his many family and friends join with me in praising his 
accomplishments and extending thanks for his many efforts on behalf of 
the students of Mobile County and the State of Alabama.

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