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Stuart's Bio

Stuart Bennett, has served as the Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders since September 2008. Before coming to GAEL he served as Chief Deputy Superintendent of Schools for five-and-a-half years, retiring from the Georgia Department of Education on August 30, 2008.

“I’m so grateful for Stuart’s years of service to the Georgia Department of Education and his more than 30 years of service to public education,” State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox said. “Stuart’s dedication to Georgia’s public schools will continue in his new role, but we will miss him terribly at the department. He has been an invaluable member of our team and it will be very difficult to fill his shoes.”

Stuart N. Bennett has been an educator for more than 30 years. He spent 11 years as a Social Studies teacher in Douglas County and joined Fayette County schools in 1989. While in Fayette County, he served as a curriculum coordinator, principal, and assistant superintendent. When Superintendent Cox took office in 2003, she named Mr. Bennett as her Chief Deputy.

In his role at the GaDOE, Mr. Bennett has served as the department’s second-in-command and has had direct supervision over policy, legal services, human resources, communications, legislative affairs, state schools, and many other programs. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Communities in Schools, the Georgia High School Association, and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders.

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