The Atlanta School Board is sworn in. (Photo by Scott C. King, APS)
The Atlanta School Board is sworn in. (Photo by Scott C. King, APS)

The Atlanta Board of Education has voted unanimously to elect Courtney D. English as its new board chair and Nancy M. Meister as vice chair, each of whom will serve in their leadership position for two years.

The elections were held this afternoon during the board meeting, where six new members and three returning members
where sworn into office to serve four-year terms. The new and returning members of the Atlanta Board of Education are:

· Leslie Grant, District 1
· Byron D. Amos, District 2
· Matt Westmoreland, District 3
· Nancy M. Meister, Vice Chair, District 4
· Steven Lee, District 5
· Eshé P. Collins, District 6
· Courtney D. English, Chair, At-Large Seat 7, Districts 1 and 2
· Cynthia Briscoe Brown, At-Large Seat 8, Districts 3 and 4
· Jason F. Esteves, At-Large Seat 9, Districts 5 and 6

For more information about the board, visit atlantapublicschools.us.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.