Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, in honor of Black History Month, I would like to recognize Dr. Faye Bellamy. Dr. Faye Bellamy is a retired educator. She worked full time in the Polk and Hillsborough County school districts. Presently she works part time as a professor at Polk State College. In addition to her experience teaching various subjects, she has countless hours organizing and implementing dropout prevention programs, training teachers, and working to improve our local schools. Dr. Bellamy has a bachelor's degree in social science education, a master's degree in education administration, a specialist degree in administration and supervision, and a doctorate in educational leadership and higher education. She has used the knowledge gained from her research and studies to help students obtain academic excellence. She has worked many years with civil rights organizations to improve the school system for Black people. Her focus has been on changing unfair disciplinary practices, seeking solutions to low academic performance and low test scores, as well as the lack of diversity in hiring practices. Dr. Bellamy is the founder and director of Chain of Lakes Achievers, a community tutorial program. COLA was designed to assist the schools in improving students' grades and test scores. Dr. Bellamy has worked in partnership with government officials at all levels to improve Black neighborhoods.…”