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Superintendent Ragsdale offers condolences, touts recruitment numbers and previews teacher bonuses

Cobb County School District Board · March 19, 2026
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Superintendent Ragsdale opened the March 19 meeting with condolences for recent deaths in the school community, defended the district’s special‑education services, highlighted recruitment and retention efforts (including a March 14 job fair with high applicant numbers), and said teacher bonus administration will return to the board next month for approval.

Superintendent Mr. Ragsdale opened the board meeting March 19 with condolences for three students and two employees recently lost and urged the community to follow through on offered support. He told the board he would not discuss personnel or individual student matters in public beyond offering condolences and reminded attendees that public comment is noninteractive.

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