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Chief HCM Officer Leo Brown – SENIOR STAFF REASSIGNMENT

Posted on March 1, 2017 by | 20 comments

Dr. Leo Brown, Chief Human Capital Management Officer, reassigned


Stan Jester
DeKalb County
Board Of Education

Leo Brown –  .pdf link icon Dr. Leo Brown (resume) was the Assistant Director of Human Resources for Emory University from 2005 – 2011. He was also the Chief Human Capital Officer for Kansas City Public Schools from 2011 – 2012. Dr. Brown joined DeKalb School as Chief Human Capital Officer in January 2016 as part of Phase I of the School District’s Reorg.
Since December, Dr. Brown has been out for personal reasons.
In December 2015 the Board of Education approved “HYA” (Hazard, Young, Attea Executives Search Division) to assist the District in its search to fill positions including but not limited to those within the Superintendent’s proposed reorganization in a total amount not to exceed $150,000. HYA spent over $140,000 filling positions including:

  • Chief Legal Officer
  • Director of Charter Schools, School Governance, and Flexibility
  • Chief Human Capital Officer
  • Executive Director of Student Advancement
  • Chief Communications and Community Relations Officer
  • Chief Academic and Accountability Officer
  • Executive Director of Special Education
  • Lakeside High School Principal
Superintendent Stephen Green

Dr. Stephen Green
CEO & Superintendent, DeKalb County School District

Dr. Leo Brown, who served as Chief Human Capital Management Officer, will serve as Specialist II Compliance in the Facilities and Operations Division of the DeKalb County School District.
Mr. Everett Patrick, formerly the Director of Employment Services – Certification and Recruitment, has assumed the role of Interim Chief Human Capital Management Officer. He will serve in this capacity until a permanent replacement is hired.
A national search for a Chief Human Capital Management Officer will begin immediately. A permanent hire for Board of Education consideration is expected by July 2017, prior to the start of the 2018 school year in August.
“I want to thank the DeKalb County School District for the support I’ve received as I have faced some recent health challenges,” said Dr. Leo Brown. “I am committed to this organization; and, in my new role I will continue to support the vision and mission of the District.”

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DeKalb Teacher/Principal Vacancy Report

Posted on June 15, 2016 by | 7 comments

Across the 5 DeKalb Schools Regions, as of June 6, there are 391 teacher vacancies. The school district will employ 3 recruitment strategies over the Summer to fill these vacancies.
Job Fair – The school district will host a certified teacher fair to recruit effective teachers during the month of July to assist with remaining vacancies throughout the school district.
Substitutes as Teachers – Current substitute teachers interested in becoming teachers will be provided the tools and information necessary to become a certified teacher.
Qualified Applicants List – In the past principals and hiring managers were given the list of qualified applicants who applied for that job. Moving forward, Principals will be provided with a list of all qualified applicants that have completed a DeKalb County School District teacher application whether they applied for that particular job in PATS or not.

Principal Vacancy Report

Region School Current Principal Reason for Vacancy Status
1 New Briarcliff/Druid Hills ES TBD New School Candidates Interviewing
1 Chamblee MS Jose DeJesus Resignation Candidates Interviewing
1 Kingsley ES Brent McBride Resignation Recruitment in Progress
2 Fernbank ES Jason Marshall Resignation Recruitment in Progress
2 Lakeside HS Robert Williams Sub Supply Reassignment Candidates Interviewing
4 Martin Luther King, Jr HS Andrew Tatum/Vivian Terry Sub Sup-ply Reassignment Recruitment in Progress

Current starting salary for a teacher with a bachelor’s degree in Georgia’s seven largest school districts:
1. Atlanta $44,312
2. DeKalb $42,500
3. Fulton $41,916
4. Cobb $41,330
5. Gwinnett $41,028
6. Clayton $40,962
7. Forsyth $40,790
Source: Gwinnett County Public Schools
Teacher vacancies across metro Atlanta as of June 2016:
Atlanta 278
Clayton 300
Cobb 200
DeKalb 372.5
Fulton 292
Gwinnett 264
The DeKalb County School District is holding a summer job fair for certified teachers on June 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at district headquarters, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd. in Stone Mountain. Interested teachers should bring multiple copies of their resume, transcript and content assessment scores.

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