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Wiggins is named superintendent
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Staff Reports
MOULTRIE , Ga . — Colquitt County Schools welcomed a new superintendent in May 2021 . The county Board of Education selected Ben Wiggins on Jan . 11 to replace retiring Superintendent Doug Howell . Wiggins assumed his new duties the first week in May . Colquitt County Board of Education Chairman Robby Pitts commented , “ Mr . Wiggins brings a wealth of experience
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and determination to make decisions that will positively affect the lives of students , staff , and our community . We are fortunate to have someone with his education and background to lead our system to greater heights .” Wiggins began as a teacher at Colquitt County High School in 1996 , the year after he received his master ’ s degree . He served at the school for 13 years , including as an assistant principal . |
He left CCHS when he was named principal at Pelham High School in 2009 , then became principal at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville in 2014 . He returned to South Georgia in January 2020 as superintendent of the Thomasville City School System , the position he held when the Colquitt County superintendent ’ s post became available . Wiggins was president of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders , 2018-19 ; president |
of the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals , 2016-17 ; and a member of the Board of Directors of both organizations and the GASSP Executive Committee . He has been a board member of the Southwest Georgia RESA Board of Control , the Marguerite Neel Williams Boys and Girls Club of Thomasville , and Archbold Live Better , as well as participating in other civic groups in Thomasville and Watkinsville . |
“ I am humbled and honored to have been selected to serve the students , faculty , staff and stakeholders of Colquitt County ," Wiggins said . " I ’ m a CCHS graduate and will always be proud to call this area and this school system ‘ home .’ My wife Jana and I are excited to return to Colquitt County to invest our lives in the community again .” Wiggins and his wife Jana have two adult children , Blake and Leah Grace . |
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BEN WIGGINS |
Colquitt County Board of Education 710 Lane Street Phone : 985-1550 Website : www . colquitt . k12 . ga . us
The board consists of six non-partisan members , each elected by district . Terms are four years and staggered so that half the board is up for election every two years . Members vote once a year for chairman and vice-chairman . The Colquitt County Board of Education has maintained the status of “ Exemplary Board ” as designated by Georgia School Boards Association , since 2015 .
District 1 Trudie Mae Hill 1313 Bayleaf Drive , Moultrie , GA 31768 Email : trudie . hill @ colquitt . k12 . ga . us Phone : ( 229 ) 985-4935 Hill , a retired teacher from Colquitt County High School , took office in June 2004 .
District 2 Jon Schwalls 2775 Ellenton-Norman Park Road ; Norman Park , GA 31771 Email : jon . schwalls @ colquitt . k12 . ga . us Phone : ( 229 ) 873-9907 Schwalls , agri-business executive officer , took office in January 2021 .
District 3 Mary Beth Watson , Vice Chairman P . O . Box 2167 ; Moultrie , GA 31768 Email : mary . beth . watson @ colquitt . k12 . ga . us Phone : ( 229 ) 985-0044 Watson , a vice-president of accounting and administration , took office in January 2013 .
District 4 Robby Pitts , Chairman 2012 2nd Street S . E .; Moultrie , GA 31768 Email : robby . pitts @ colquitt . k12 . ga . us Phone : ( 229 ) 985-5945 home ; ( 229 ) 2215-1500 work .
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Pitts , a financial advisor , took office in January 2015 .
District 5 Patricia Anderson P . O . Box 57 ; Funston GA 31753 Email : pat . anderson @ colquitt . k12 . ga . us- Phone : ( 229 ) 941-5531 Anderson , a retired Colquitt County teacher , took office in January 2011 .
District 6 Kevin Sumner 242 Jonathan Road ; Moultrie , GA 31788 Email : kevin . sumner @ colquitt . k12 . ga . us Phone : 229- 985-6418
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Sumner , a registered nurse , took office in January 2013 .
Administrators
Ben Wiggins , Superintendent of Colquitt County Schools ; James Harrell , Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources ; Angela Hobby , Chief Communications Officer ; Jeremy Jones , Chief Financial Officer ; Dr . Marni Kirkland , Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction ; and Dr . Irma Townsend , Assistant Superintendent of Student Services . Together , they supervise a school system of 13 schools , one alternative program , and one gifted program with a combined 1,400 employees serving approximately 9,000 students with an annual operating budget of $ 104 million .
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