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Superintendent
David Lewis appointed Superintendent of the Muscogee County School District in 2013. Lewis' previous career experience included associate superintendent for teaching and learning in Polk County Public Schools, Florida. He also worked as a school principal and director of bands.
School board elections
The Muscogee County School District school board consists of 9 members elected to four-year terms. Eight members are elected by district and a ninth member is elected at large.
Four or five seats are up for election on a staggered basis in even-numbered years. One seat on the board was up in a special general election on June 20, 2023. A runoff election is scheduled for July 18, 2023.
Budget: The district has a yearly average of $24,871,048 in outstanding debt. The district retired $4,496,048 of its debt and issues on average $5,446,048 in new debt each year.
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
|---|---|---|
| Muscogee County Board of Education At-large | Kia Chambers | 2014 |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 1 | Pat Hugley Green | 2004 |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 2 | Nickie Tillery | June 21, 2021 |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 3 | Vanessa Jackson | 2016 |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 4 | Naomi Buckner | |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 5 | Laurie Cochran McRae | 2016 |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 6 | Mark Cantrell | |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 7 | RUN-OFF 7/18 |
2023 |
| Muscogee County Board of Education District 8 | Margot H. Schley | January 1, 2023 |
WTVM Reports: Two Columbus natives are vying for a Muscogee County School Board seat in what turned out to be an extremely close race.
Pat Frey had 147 votes and Laketha Ashe had 145. The District 7 school board seat is still a pretty tight margin.
The seat was vacated by non-profit CEO Cathy Williams, who resigned after being elected to the Board of the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Residents will be able to participate again in the District 7 runoff on July 18.
