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Cobb superintendent keeps longstanding oversight committee member

By Ty Tagami
Aug 19, 2011

Cobb County's new superintendent, Michael Hinojosa, has re-appointed businessman Wallace Coopwood to a financial oversight group that reports to the school board.

The move continues Coopwood's status as the only member of the facilities and technology committee to serve since its establishment in 1997. The committee oversees Special Local Option Sales Tax programs and evaluates facility and capital needs.

Coopwood, who has been a Georgia lobbyist, is chairman of board development for the Cobb Schools Foundation and is founder of Foundation 2000 For Children.

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.

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