GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — County school administrators and principals got a chance to touch base with the Board of Education at a recent two-day retreat at Atlanta Tech Park in Peachtree Corners.
The meetings, held Jan. 29 and 30, allowed board members to talk with principals – from elementary to high school – about their challenges and explore opportunities to improve the education system at the ground level.
With three second-year board members — Trisha Hoyes, Dorian Usherwood and Chris Grimes — Superintendent Mitch Young said the purpose of the retreat was to forge relationships between the board and administrators…