HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO-2025-024-Proclamation Honoring Jason Johnson as the 2025 Wells Fargo NC principal of the year ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION HONORING JASON JOHNSON
AS THE 2025 WELLS FARGO
NORTH CAROLINA PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
WHEREAS , Orange High School Principal Jason Johnson has generously contributed
and worked tirelessly in public education for 28 years ; and
WHEREAS , Principal Johnson served as a teacher, school transformation coach ,
assistant principal , and executive director of Orange County Schools before returning to
his calling as a principal ; and
WHEREAS , working with students , teachers , and families is at the heart of who Principal
Johnson is as an educational leader ; and
WHEREAS , as principal , Jason Johnson is an advocate for equity in schools and
ensuring that student voices are heard ; and
WHEREAS , under his leadership , Orange High School exceeded academic growth in
2024 and rose from a C to a B school as rated by the North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction ; and
WHEREAS , Principal Johnson was previously the 2010 and 2024 Orange County
Schools Principal of the Year; and
WHEREAS , Mr . Johnson has also lent his expertise and experience to the Orange
County Schools Equity Task Force , the Orange County Government School Bond
Education Committee , the Orange County Business Advisory Council , and the North
Carolina State Employees ' Credit Union (SECU ) Advisory Committee ; and
WHEREAS , Principal Johnson leads by listening to teachers , students , staff members ,
and members of the community , and fosters a collaborative culture at Orange High
School ;
NOW, THEREFORE , we , the Orange County Board of Commissioners , do hereby honor
Principal Jason Johnson as the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year
and encourage the residents of Orange County to join with us in expressing gratitude for
his dedicated service to education .
This the 17t" day of June , 2025 .
J;Aezettef Bedford , Ch
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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