Champaign School Superintendent Remaining Finalist for Georgia Job

Champaign Unit 4 Superintendent Arthur Culver is now the lone finalist under consideration to lead a school district in suburban Atlanta.

But it's still not clear what direction the DeKalb County School Board will go. Culver became the remaining finalist for superintendent after Lillie Cox, a superintendent from Hickory, North Carolina, withdrew her name from consideration over the weekend. Exposure of details in those negotiations reportedly played a part in her withdrawal.

But School District Spokesman Jeff Dickerson says there is still any number of possibilities at this point.

"The board could look at the one remaining candidate, it could expand the pool with others who were considered who maybe came in the number 4 or number 5 spot, so that they can expand the pool. or it's possible that they could start all over," he said. "But again, all of that is speculation. I have no idea what the board is likely to do at this juncture."

DeKalb County School Board President Tom Bowen told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution there's a chance Interim Superintendent Ramona Tyson could be asked to apply for the permanent position. But Dickerson says she hasn't asked to be considered, nor has she been approached about it at this point.

A third finalist, Decatur School Superintendent Gloria Davis, withdrew her name from consideration earlier this month. The DeKalb County School Board met in executive session Monday morning, and plans to hold another meeting Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the Champaign Unit 4 School Board has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday. It's a rescheduled meeting from last week, with unspecified personnel matters on the agenda.