- Appling County
- Atkinson County
- Bacon County
- Baker County
- Baldwin County
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Bartow County
- Ben Hill County
- Berrien County
- Bleckley County
- Brantley County
- Bremen City
- Brooks County
- Bryan County
- Burke County
- Butts County
- Calhoun City
- Calhoun County
- Candler County
- Carroll County
- Carrollton City
- Cartersville City
- Catoosa County
- Charlton County
- Chattahoochee County
- Chickamauga City
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Clinch County
- Coffee County
- Colquitt County
- Columbia County
- Commerce City
- Cook County
- Coweta County
- Crawford County
- Crisp County
- Dade County
- Dalton Public
- Dawson County
- City Schools of Decatur
- Decatur County
- DeKalb County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Dublin City
- Early County
- Effingham County
- Elbert County
- Emanuel County
- Fannin County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gainesville City
- Glascock County
- Glynn County
- Gordon County
- Grady County
- Greene County
- Griffin-Spalding County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hancock County
- Haralson County
- Harris County
- Hart County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jeff Davis County
- Jefferson City Schools
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Lanier County
- Laurens County
- Lee County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Long County
- Lowndes County
- Lumpkin County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marietta City
- Marion County
- McDuffie County
- Meriwether County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Murray County
- Muscogee County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Paulding County
- Pelham City
- Pickens County
- Pierce County
- Pike County
- Pulaski County
- Quitman County
- Rabun County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rockdale County
- Rome City
- Savannah-Chatham County
- Schley County
- Seminole County
- Social Circle City
- Stephens County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Tattnall County
- Telfair County
- Thomaston-Upson County
- Thomasville City
- Tift County
- Toombs County
- Treutlen County
- Trion City
- Troup County
- Turner County
- Twiggs County
- Valdosta City
- Vidalia City
- Walker County
- Walton County
- Ware County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wheeler County
- White County
- Whitfield County
- Wilcox County
- Wilkinson County
- Worth County
Team
- Mr. Patrick Atwater, Superintendent, Tift County Schools
- Dr. Steve Barker, Superintendent, Coweta County Schools
- Dr. Joseph Barrow, Superintendent, Fayette County Schools
- Mr. Rodney Bowler, Superintendent, Henry County Schools
- Dr. Jason Branch, Superintendent, Oconee County Schools
- Sue Brown, Board Member, Coweta County Schools
- Mr. Tim Cochran, Superintendent, Atkinson County Schools
- Mr. Scott Cowart, Superintendent, Carroll County Schools
- Dr. Michael Duncan, Superintendent, Pike County Schools
- Mr. Jimmy Fleming, Chair, Jefferson County Schools
- Ms. Samantha Fuhrey, Superintendent, Newton County Schools
- Dr. Damon Gibbs, Superintendent, Dawson County Schools
- Mr. Frank Griffin, Chair, Lee County Schools
- Mr. Ronald Hopkins, Chair, Jefferson City Schools
- Dr. Molly Howard, Superintendent, Jefferson County Schools
- Dr. Curtis Jones, Superintendent, Bibb County Schools
- Mr. Warren Lee, Board Member, Valdosta City Schools
- Dr. Morris Leis, Superintendent, Coffee County Schools
- Mr. Howard Mann, Superintendent, Glynn County Schools
- Dr. Jimmy Martin, Superintendent, Harris County Schools
- Dr. L. Michael Newton, Superintendent, Jasper County Schools
- Mr. Tom Odom, Chair, Oconee County Schools
- Dr. Noris Price, Superintendent, Baldwin County Schools
- Dr. Mychele Rhodes, Superintendent, McDuffie County Schools
- Mrs. Marian Richbourg, Board Member, Tift County Schools
- Mr. Doug Roper, Chair, Vidalia City Schools
- Dr. Mark Scott, Superintendent, Houston County Schools
- Dr. Michele Taylor, Superintendent, Calhoun City Schools
- Mr. William Wade, Board Member, Dawson Co. Schools
- Ms. Gwen Tucker, Chair, Warren County Schools
- Mr. Fred Wilson, Chair, Houston County Schools
- Mr. J. Alvin Wilbanks, Superintendent, Gwinnett County Schools
- Mrs. Valarie Wilson, Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association
- Katrina Young, Board Member, Rockdale County Schools
- Mr. John Zauner, Executive Director, Georgia School Supt. Association
- Dr. Stan DeJarnett, Former Director of GA Vision Project, Georgia School Boards Association
Director of Strategic Planning Services
Steve Barker, EdD
During his 30-year career in public education Dr. Barker served in the Coweta County School System as teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, principal, district administrator, and superintendent. He served as principal at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The Coweta County Board of Education hired Dr. Barker as Superintendent of Coweta County Schools effective April 1, 2011. Barker held this position until his retirement in June of 2020.
During the time that Dr. Barker served as superintendent, the Coweta County School System achieved AdvancED accreditation recognizing the school system as a exemplary district, opened an 8th Grade College and Career Academy, developed and implemented two 5-year district strategic plans with balanced scorecards, and developed a learning service delivery model that provided more advanced opportunities for all students. Dr. Barker facilitated a one-to-one Chromebook deployment to all students in grades 3-12 in 2015 and led the district through multiple facility expansions and renovations while keeping the school system debt free.
Dr. Barker earned his B.A. in Education with an emphasis on Social Studies from Shorter College, his Master’s from the State University of West Georgia, and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Barker received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Shorter University in 2011 and the GAEL Exemplary Service Award in 2017. In 2018 Dr. Barker was named the Georgia Superintendent of the Year. He is a native of Dalton, Georgia, married to Karen Jackson Barker, and has two children – Cade and Lilli Glen.
Strategic Planning Services & Vision Project Manager
Lynita Jackson
Lynita Jackson formerly served as the Training and Support Manager for eBOARDsolutions, a subsidiary of the Georgia School Boards Association for the past 9 years. She is currently GSBA’s Strategic Planning Services and Vision Project Manager. She has worked with school districts in Georgia and with customers in 21 other states. Lynita facilitates strategic planning for districts, assists districts with balanced scorecards, strategic dashboards and managing data. She is also a certified board trainer for the Georgia Department of Education.