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Board approves legal representation, accepts superintendent retirement and names acting superintendent
Summary
After an executive session, the Rockdale County Board of Education approved legal representation in pending litigation, accepted a retirement and appointed an acting superintendent. All three motions passed by recorded voice vote 7–0 in open session.
After a closed executive session to discuss personnel and pending litigation, the Rockdale County Board of Education returned to open session and took three recorded actions: approving legal representation for named individuals in pending litigation, accepting the retirement of Dr. Theriault with a short-term consultancy appointment, and naming the chief academic officer as acting superintendent.
The board voted 7–0 to retain the listed counsel/representation for pending litigation matters; the motion to approve representation was moved by Janie Jones and seconded by Larry Cox. The board then voted to accept the retirement of Dr. Theriault, effective February 2025, and to appoint him as a special consultant to the active superintendent from February 14, 2025, through March 31, 2025; the motion was moved by Jamie Jones and seconded by Heather Duncan. Finally, the board voted 7–0 to name Shirley Chester, the district’s current chief academic officer, as acting superintendent immediately; that motion was moved by Justin Kenny and seconded by Jamie Jones.
Why it matters: These are formal personnel decisions resulting from executive-session deliberations. The retirement and short-term consultancy change superintendent-level leadership and establish an acting superintendent during the transition period.
Details and next steps: The board’s open-session motions recorded the effective dates for Dr. Theriault’s retirement and consultancy and set Shirley Chester in the acting-superintendent role; the district will publish any subsequent administrative assignments or transition plans in board materials and meeting minutes.
