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APS Superintendent Search Committee Set to Begin Looking for Replacement
This is your opportunity to voice the qualities and skill sets you want to see in the next superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools.
The Atlanta Board of Education’s Superintendent Search Committee has released the schedule for four community input sessions — May 15, 16, 20 and 21.
The sessions are designed to give citizens the opportunity to provide feedback on the characteristics they believe are critical in the next Atlanta Public Schools superintendent. The Superintendent Search Committee has pledged to gather input from all key stakeholders such as parents, teacher and students.
“All members of the search committee affirm the importance of gathering extensive community input in this search,” said committee chair Ann Cramer, who is a retired IBM executive and mother of former APS students.
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“We hope everyone interested will take advantage of this opportunity, and we pledge to provide full transparency during the process.”
The search committee will also post an online survey to gather input from community members, using it as well as the input from the community sessions to develop a profile for the next Atlanta Public Schools superintendent. The committee will then submit the profile to the Atlanta Board of Education for review and approval. After approval by the Board of Education, the search committee will use the profile to attract and recruit potential candidates. Ultimately, the committee will recommend three to five candidates for the board’s consideration.
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Below are the details for the community input sessions, grouped by the four APS regions. Those schools in bold are East Atlanta Patch schools (All meeting times are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.):
DateLocation NORTH REGION Wednesday May 15
Coretta Scott King, 1190 Northwest Drive NW
Harper Archer Middle School, 3399 Collier Drive
Sutton Middle School, 4360 Powers Ferry Road SOUTH REGION Thursday May 16
Price Middle School, 1670 Benjamin Weldon Bickers Drive
Long Middle School, 3200 Latona Drive WEST REGION Monday May 20
Brown Middle School, 765 Peeples Street
Bunche Middle School, 1925 Niskey Lake Road
Young Middle School, 3116 Benjamin E. Mays Drive EAST REGION Tuesday May 21
King Middle School, 545 Hill Street
Inman Middle School, 774 Virginia Avenue NE
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