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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION HONORING JASON JOHNSON <br /> AS THE 2025 WELLS FARGO <br /> NORTH CAROLINA PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR <br /> WHEREAS, Orange High School Principal Jason Johnson has generously contributed <br /> and worked tirelessly in public education for 28 years; and <br /> WHEREAS, Principal Johnson served as a teacher, school transformation coach, <br /> assistant principal, and executive director of Orange County Schools before returning to <br /> his calling as a principal; and <br /> WHEREAS, working with students, teachers, and families is at the heart of who Principal <br /> Johnson is as an educational leader; and <br /> WHEREAS, as principal, Jason Johnson is an advocate for equity in schools and <br /> ensuring that student voices are heard; and <br /> WHEREAS, under his leadership, Orange High School exceeded academic growth in <br /> 2024 and rose from a C to a B school as rated by the North Carolina Department of Public <br /> Instruction; and <br /> WHEREAS, Principal Johnson was previously the 2010 and 2024 Orange County <br /> Schools Principal of the Year; and <br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson has also lent his expertise and experience to the Orange <br /> County Schools Equity Task Force, the Orange County Government School Bond <br /> Education Committee, the Orange County Business Advisory Council, and the North <br /> Carolina State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) Advisory Committee; and <br /> WHEREAS, Principal Johnson leads by listening to teachers, students, staff members, <br /> and members of the community, and fosters a collaborative culture at Orange High <br /> School; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby honor <br /> Principal Jason Johnson as the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year <br /> and encourage the residents of Orange County to join with us in expressing gratitude for <br /> his dedicated service to education. <br /> This the 17' day of June, 2025. <br /> Jamezetta Bedford, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />