Schools
DeKalb County Board of Ed. Hires New Leadership
Board hired two deputy superintendents, CIO and director of communications
The DeKalb County Board of Education voted to hire four senior-level employees on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The board hired Kathleen S. Howe as Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction; Kendra D. March as Deputy Superintendent, School Leadership and Operational Support; Gary L. Brantley as Chief Information Officer and Walter Woods as Executive Director of Communications.
The vote was unanimous and was based on recommendations from Superintendent Cheryl L.H. Atkinson.
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Howe, an education consultant, was the Director of Curriculum & Instruction, PreK-12 Communication Arts at the Kansas City Public School System.
March, a doctoral candidate at UNC-Charlotte, is currently the principal of Westerly Hills Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Brantley has served as chief information officer for the Lorain City Schools for four years.
Woods, a former reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is vice president in the corporate division of Cohn & Wolfe public relations, which currently serves as external communications counsel for DeKalb Schools.
For more information and updates about DeKalb County schools, visit the district website.
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