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Alabama State Board of Education adopts series of recognitions and proclamations unanimously
Summary
At its Feb. 13 meeting the Alabama State Board of Education unanimously approved a package of resolutions honoring educators and proclamations recognizing school counseling and arts-education observances; the board also approved the meeting agenda and minutes.
The Alabama State Board of Education unanimously adopted a series of resolutions and proclamations during its Feb. 13, 2025, meeting, including recognitions of individual educators and formal proclamations designating School Counseling Week and Arts Education Month.
The package of unanimous votes covered awards for school counselors and visual-arts students, honors for arts educators and performers, and formal proclamations for February and March observances.
Board members first moved to approve the meeting agenda and the minutes from the Jan. 9, 2025, meeting; both motions passed by unanimous voice/hand vote. The board then approved a sequence of resolutions recognizing educators and student winners. Those approvals included a resolution naming Steven Watts of Central (Centronelle) High School the 2025 Alabama School Counselor of the Year and several recognitions tied to the 2025 State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Exhibit and other educator awards. The board also approved a proclamation designating February 2025 as Alabama School Counseling Week and a proclamation recognizing March 2025 as Arts Education Month in Alabama public schools.
Each resolution and proclamation was placed before the board as a separate motion and carried by unanimous vote. No public speakers signed up for the meeting; the votes were recorded in open session by raised-hand vote. The meeting concluded after the board adopted a motion to adjourn.
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the meeting transcript): - Motion to approve the Feb. 13, 2025 agenda — outcome: approved (unanimous). - Motion to approve minutes from Jan. 9, 2025 — outcome: approved (unanimous). - Resolution honoring Steven Watts, Centronelle High School (Mobile County; State Board District 5) as 2025 Alabama School Counselor of the Year — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution recognizing Raelynn Anderson (Rockwell Elementary, Baldwin County; State Board District 1) as elementary best of show, 2025 State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Exhibit — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution recognizing Veil Anna Hamner (Sipsey Valley Middle School, Tuscaloosa County; State Board District 4) as secondary best of show, 2025 State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Exhibit — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution recognizing the 2025 State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Exhibit — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution honoring Tricia Oliver (East Sanford School, Auburn City School System; State Board District 2) as 2024 Alabama Arts Education Association Art Educator of the Year — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution honoring Jamie Stevenson (Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills City School System; State Board District 3) for induction into the Educational Theatre Association National Hall of Fame — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution honoring the Legislative School Performance Program award — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution honoring Shanitra S. Dees as the Barbara Fannin Memorial employee of the quarter (Jan.–Mar. 2025) — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Proclamation designating February 2025 as Alabama School Counseling Week — outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Proclamation recognizing March 2025 as Arts Education Month — outcome: adopted (unanimous).
The meeting record shows no public-comment speakers were registered for this session and no substantive debate was recorded on the recognition items; each was moved, seconded, and carried by unanimous raised-hand vote.
