Cobb County Board of Education elects Chastain chair, Cristodoro vice chair; approves 2025 meeting schedule

At a special called meeting on Jan. 7, 2025, the Cobb County Board of Education elected David Chastain chair and John Cristodoro vice chair and approved the board's 2025 meeting calendar by a 5-2 vote, the board disclosed during its reorganization session.

The votes set leadership and the official schedule for the coming year. The meeting included multiple failed amendments to the calendar concerning separate work sessions, a board retreat, and a date change; each amendment was defeated by 4-3 margins before the board adopted the superintendent's proposed calendar.

Several newly elected and re-elected members were sworn into office at the start of the special meeting by local judges. Outgoing leadership then opened nominations for officers; Mr. David Chastain and Leroy J. Hudgins were the nominees for chair. Mr. Chastain received four votes to Hudgins' three and was declared chair. For vice chair, members…