Fayette County Schools Superintendent Joseph Barrow has been named Georgia’s Superintendent of the Year for 2017.
The announcement was made by The Georgia School Superintendents Association at its annual conference on Dec.2..
Barrow joined the Fayette school system in 2013. Before coming to Fayette, he was superintendent of Ware County Schools, and is also the former president of the GSSA. This marks the second consecutive year that Barrow has been named a finalist for the state’s highest honor bestowed to a superintendent. A total of 17 nominations were received from throughout the state for this year’s competition.
Other finalists included Dr. Jason Branch of Oconee County Schools; Dr. Allen McCannon of Madison County Schools and Dr. Gordon Pritz of Douglas County Schools.
As Georgia’s top superintendent, Barrow will represent the state in the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) National School Superintendent of the Year competition.
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