Gov. Sonny Perdue Wednesday appointed veteran Georgia Board of Education member Brad Bryant to take over as state school superintendent next month when Kathy Cox, the current holder of that office, steps down.
Bryant announced that he will run for a full four-year term in November as an independent. The period for party qualifying for state offices came and went in late April. Cox announced last month that she would be leaving state government at the end of June to head an education think tank in Washington, D.C.
Bryant was appointed to the state board in 2003 to represent the 4th Congressional District. Before that, he served on the DeKalb County school board for 12 years, including a seven-year stint as chairman.
“Brad has a wealth of experience as a parent, local school member and state school board member,” Perdue said. “He has done the big-picture work and, on the other end of the spectrum, he understands what must take place in individual schools across the state to help students be successful.”
Bryant also is a past president of the Georgia School Boards Association and served as president of the National School Boards Association Southern Region.
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