APS Confirms Lisa Herring As System Superintendent

Lisa Herring agreed to a three-year contract and will start work in Atlanta on July 1.

Atlanta Board of Education

School board members in Atlanta have confirmed as their new superintendent the woman who now leads schools in Alabama’s largest city.

Atlanta has named Birmingham Superintendent Lisa Herring as its sole finalist in April.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the board voted 8-1 on Monday after a required 14-day pause to hire Herring,