ATLANTA (AP) – School board members in Atlanta have confirmed as their new superintendent the woman who now leads schools in Alabama’s largest city.
Atlanta has named Birmingham Superintendent Lisa Herring as its sole finalist in April.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the board voted 8-1 on Monday after a required 14-day pause to hire Herring,
The 47-year-old Herring agreed to a three-year contract and will start work in Atlanta on July 1.
She will replace Meria Carstarphen, who won plaudits for improving academic performance and morale in the 51,000-student Atlanta system after a devastating cheating scandal. Carstarphen had wanted to stay on, but board members declined to renew her contract, with some saying they needed a leader with different skills to lead Atlanta toward better academic results.