FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Mitch Young is set to become the Forsyth County School District’s next superintendent.
At a work session March 12, the County Board of Education unanimously voted to name Young its sole finalist for the position. Current Superintendent Jeff Bearden is set to retire this November after 10 years in the role.
Under state law, the School Board must wait two weeks before approving a contract with a new superintendent. The Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the contract March 27.
Young currently serves as the district’s deputy superintendent. He joined the school system as a teacher in 2007 and has served as an assistant and high school principal.
“We sincerely appreciate the input provided by our stakeholders and the internal candidates who applied for this opportunity,” Board of Education Chairwoman Darla Light said. “Our board thoroughly reviewed the feedback in alignment with our strategic plan. Mr. Young possesses the qualities, characteristics and skills we were seeking.”
School Board Member Mike Valdes said the decision to nominate an employee of the school district was deliberate, and the board weighed feedback from residents and principals.
“One, because of the fact that we have, this board and prior boards have, developed that internal leadership capacity,” Valdes said. “But, two because our system is not broken, and we are not trying to fix it. We want someone that is going to continue the good work, take it to that next level, but that is already ingrained in the culture and the style of the school system.”
Young previously taught social studies and coached varsity basketball for Gwinnett County Public Schools. For mens collegiate basketball, he served as a graduate assistant at Florida State University, director of basketball operations at DePaul University and as an assistant coach…
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