Former superintendent candidate up for state advocacy job
Former Decatur school board member Valarie Wilson is the lead candidate to run the Georgia School Boards Association.
Wilson, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for state school superintendent, served as president of the school boards association early this decade. She has previously been employed as the leader of the non-profit Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and of the Fulton County Human Services Department.
Wilson was recommended for the school boards association position on April 8 by an executive director search committee. The organization’s board will vote Friday on whether to hire her.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
