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Board Members

The Board is comprised of nine members, eight elected on a district basis, and a president elected on a countywide basis. Each serves a four-year term.  The Savannah-Chatham County School District includes all of Chatham County, Georgia. The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham, Georgia operates under a Board-Superintendent form of government and provides public educational services to the citizens of the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham, Georgia. The Board is composed of eight members elected from geographical districts and a President elected on a countywide basis. Members serve four-year staggered terms.  Annually, the Board elects a Vice-President and a Vice-President Pro Tempore. 

Roger Moss

Board President

Roger Moss

Denise Grabowski

District One; Vice President

Denise R. Grabowski

Dionne Hoskins-Brown

District Two

Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown

Cornelia Hall

District Three

Cornelia H. Hall

Shawn Kachmar

District Four

Shawn A. Kachmar

Paul Smith

District Five; Vice President Pro-Tempore

Paul E. Smith

David Bringmann

District Six

Dr. David Bringman

Michael Johnson

District Seven

Stephanie Campbell

District Eight

Dr. Tonia Howard-Hall

Board Functions

The functions of the Board are as follows: to formulate and to adopt policies for the operation of the school system; to seek necessary means of financing this operation and to provide suitable buildings and equipment; to employ a Superintendent; to engage personnel qualified to carry out these policies; to hold these personnel, through the Superintendent, responsible for the efficient administration of the schools under these policies; and to carry out such other duties as are imposed by law.  The Board appoints the Superintendent for a term that is determined by the Board.  As its Chief Executive Officer, the Superintendent has general supervisory and administrative responsibility for all departments and personnel of the School District.