New finance chief to run school system budget

A new chief financial officer has arrived just in time to help craft next year's budget for the DeKalb County School District.

The school board voted Thursday to appoint Michael Perrone to the job, based on the recommendation of Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson.

Atkinson issued a statement saying Perrone, who was CFO for the Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Fla., will help implement a better budgeting processes. Atkinson sidelined former CFO Marcus Turk around the New Year, assigning him to special projects.