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Friday, August 3, 2007
Superintendents: Are More Departures On The Horizon?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last week, after Clayton County Superintendent Barbara Pulliam abruptly resigned, I did a quick survey of the tenures of other schools chiefs in metro Atlanta.
Turns out that four of the leaders in the state’s five other largest school systems have contracts that are expiring next year. (Those four being Gwinnett, Cobb, Fulton and Atlanta. The fifth system being DeKalb.)
A couple — J. Alvin Wilbanks in Gwinnett County (11 years) and Beverly L. Hall in Atlanta (eight years) — have enjoyed long reigns. But the others are fairly new, having served three years or less.
Some experts say school systems like Clayton suffer when there’s a revolving door in the superintendent’s office. But, at some point, isn’t there also a need for a leader with fresh perspectives and approaches?
