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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION HONORING DR. NEIL PEDERSEN <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Neil Pedersen has served the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) as <br /> Superintendent for eighteen years and prior to that as Assistant Superintendent for five <br /> years; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Neil Pedersen has been a strong advocate for the needs of school students in the <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district for over 23 years; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen's dedication and commitment to CHCCS made him the longest-serving <br /> Superintendent in the district's 101-year history and his 18-year tenure makes him the <br /> second longest-serving superintendent currently serving in one district in North <br /> Carolina; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen has not only made an impa:.t on CHCCS, but also on the entire Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro community and has been an educational leader in the state and nation; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, during Dr. Neil Pedersen's tenure, McDougle Middle School, McDougle Elementary <br /> School, East Chapel Hill High School, Scroggs Elementary School, Smith Middle <br /> School, Rashkis Elementary School, Carrboro High School, Phoenix Academy and <br /> Morris Grove Elementary School were all constructed; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen was named the 2001 Superintendent of the Year by the North Carolina <br /> Association of School Administrators (NCASA), and also that year he was one of four <br /> finalists for National Superintendent of the Year in a competition sponsored by the <br /> American Association of School Administrators (AASA); and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen's experience and expertise made him a frequent choice for many county <br /> and state level leadership positions over the years including Superintendent Advisor to <br /> the North Carolina State Board of Education, advisor to the State Board's Committee on <br /> Globally Competitive Students, and Co-Chair of the Superintendent's Division of the <br /> North Carolina Association of School Administrators, as well as service with the Chapel <br /> Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School <br /> Foundation, the Orange County Partner-,hip for Young Children and Orange County <br /> Communities in Schools; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen's continued skills, experience, and dedication to student achievement and <br /> commitment to excellence have impacted the lives of former and current students and <br /> future residents, and his work is an outstanding example of service that benefits the <br /> community well beyond the school district; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim Sunday, <br /> May 1, 2011 as <br /> NEIL PEDERSEN DAY <br /> in Orange County and urge the public to join us in honoring Dr. Neil Pedersen and his <br /> many contributions, and to participate in the many activities that are planned for May 1, <br /> 2011 in his honor. <br /> This the 19th day of April, 2011. <br /> Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />