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Board approves personnel report; superintendent highlights graduation gains and rebukes social-media praise of violence
Summary
The board approved the HR personnel report (including a principal retirement); Superintendent Ragsdale reviewed graduation and test participation gains, cited a "real" graduation rate of 99.2% for students who spent all four years in district high schools and criticized social-media posts by a small number of employees that appeared to celebrate political violence.
The Cobb County School District board on Oct. 16 approved a human-resources personnel report that included a principal-level retirement recommendation and heard extended remarks from Superintendent Ragsdale on student outcomes and staff conduct.
Keeli Bowen, introduced as the district’s chief HR officer, presented the personnel report and recommended approval of employment actions discussed in executive session. Bowen listed one principal-level action: the retirement of Dr. Barbara Swinney, principal of City View Elementary School, effective Jan. 1, 2026.…
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