Overview:
This community panel is comprised of PTA members, parents, teachers, staff, community leaders, alumni, business leaders, clergy, and more. The panel will not determine who is ultimately hired but will provide feedback and insight on the final candidates to the board.
In a special called meeting today, the Atlanta Board of Education announced the names of the community panel who will help choose the next superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools.
This panel, first introduced at the Feb. 26 meeting, is comprised of PTA members, parents, teachers, staff, community leaders, alumni, business leaders, clergy, and more. The panel will not determine who is ultimately hired but will provide feedback and insight on the final candidates to the board.
“The Atlanta Board of Education is excited to share that the search for a new Superintendent is already well underway,” said Board Chair Erika Mitchell. “We believe it’s imperative to keep the faculty, parents, students, and general public informed throughout this process and look forward to providing regular updates. At this stage, we are pleased with the quality of the candidates, as well as the community members who have joined a special panel to make recommendations on the future direction of APS. We look forward to ensuring that the new Superintendent and the ABOE work together to ensure we continue on the path towards educational excellence.”
Each panelist signed a non-disclosure agreement, and each candidate went through extensive background checks by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates before hiring consideration.
The twenty-five finalists chosen to comprise the community panel are:
- Alfred Garner
- Arthur Carson
- DaMicha Luster
- Dawn Brocklington-Shaw
- DeMar Goodman
- Elizabeth Wickland
- Jennifer Saunders
- Jon Balch
- Kate Carter
- Kim Dukes
- Kacey Venning
- Kenny Hill
- Marc Hardy
- Margaret McKenzie
- Matt Westmoreland
- Milton Little
- Omar Ali
- Shelly Goodrum
- Sierra Pape
- Susanna Roberts
(Alternates: Alicia Di Criscio, De’Andre McPhail, Iridian Ramos, Kamau Bobb, Nathaniel Smith, Stephanie Flowers, Terriyln Rivers-Cannon)
Atlanta Board of Education expects to have a permanent Superintendent in place by July 1, 2024.