APS Superintendent Finalists' Forum Wednesday

The Atlanta Board of Education has scheduled a community meeting 6 to 8 p.m. Wed., June 29, for students, parents and other city residents to meet the finalists for APS superintendent.

The finalists are Cheryl L. Atkinson, Superintendent of the Lorain City Public Schools in Ohio, and Bonita Coleman-Potter, Deputy Superintendent of Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland. Barbara M. Jenkins, Deputy Superintendent of the Orange County Public Schools in Dloeis, withdrew from consideration earlier this week.

Earlier this week, Univesity of Georgia chancellor Erroll Davis agreed to delay retirement to serve as interim superintendent for the 48,000-student system until the position is filled.

Superintendent Beverly Hall announced her resignation last November. According to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Consitution, Hall earned $344,331 in 2009, and received a performance bonus of $78,100. By leaving this June, at the end of her contract, she will not receive any severance or buyout pay.

Wednesday’s community meeting with the superintendent finalists is at the APS Center for Learning and Leadership (CLL) building, 130 Trinity Ave.