Gwinnett Public Schools Has A New School Superintendent
www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Calvin Watts is officially coming back to Gwinnett County Public Schools \u2014 starting Monday.
Watts \u2014 who spent more than a decade working in the district as both an assistant principal, principal and central office employee \u2014 was unanimously hired by the Gwinnett County Board of Education on Friday afternoon to become the district\u2019s new superintendent. The 52-year-old is also a history-maker for GCPS because he is the first African-American to serve as superintendent of Georgia\u2019s largest school district.
Watts left GCPS in 2015 to become the superintendent of the Kent School District in Kent, Wash., and he continued to hold that job until Friday\u2019s vote.
\u201cIt feels wonderful (to be back in GCPS),\u201d Watts said. \u201cI\u2019ve shared this before that I grew up personally in Washington state, but I grew up professionally when I relocated to the southeast and served 13 of my 29 years in education in Gwinnett County Public Schools.
\u201cI could not be more honored, more privileged to begin my tenure effective Aug. 2 as the next superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools.\u201d
The school board approved a two-year contract, with a base salary of $380,972, to have Watts serve as the district\u2019s leader, but that figure increases to $413,372 a year once transportation and expense allowances are factored in.
\u201cI\u2019m super excited to have Dr. Watts here,\u201d board member Steve Knudsen said. \u201cI think he\u2019s going to do a great job.\u201d
Board Chairman Everton Blair Jr. added, \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to the work that we\u2019re able to continue in this school system.
SOURCE: www.GwinnettDailyPost.com
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