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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 17t" day of June , 2025 . <br /> J;Aezettef Bedford , Ch <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> F l' <br />