Bartow School Board Selects New Superintendent

CARTERSVILLE, GA — The Bartow County School Board voted at its Monday meeting to name Dr. Phillip Page as the school district's next superintendent. Dr. Page is expected to be formally offered the position by the Bartow school board after the conclusion of a 14-day public comment period.

Dr. Page has served as assistant superintendent of Cobb County Schools since 2015 where his responsibilities include overseeing nine high schools in CCSD.

“I am humbled and honored by the Board’s confidence in me as a finalist for the position of superintendent,” Dr. Page said. “The Board’s selection process was rigorous, and I am fortunate to be selected from a field of very qualified applicants. If employed, it will be my honor to work with the dedicated staff members, students, parents, and community leaders within this accomplished school system. Dr. Harper has served Bartow County well and I look forward to building on the district’s success. My family and I are excited to become part of the Bartow community.”

BCSS said the school board chose Dr. Page because of his skills, knowledge and success in previous positions.

“Dr. Page understands instruction, system finance, personnel, board relations, and system governance," said Bartow School Board Chair John Howard. "He has a depth of knowledge about school system leadership, knows our system very well, and has demonstrated his ability to improve schools in the very areas that remain our focus. His character, leadership style, energy, and personality are ideally suited to Bartow County.”

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Before rising to the assistant superintendent post in Cobb County, Dr. Page served as assistant principal of Kennesaw Mountain High School and Lassiter High School, and as principal of Garrett Middle School and North Cobb High School. Dr. Page began his teaching career in Tampa, Florida, in 1990 where he taught at the middle and high school levels. He came to Cobb County as an administrative assistant in 1998 and has worked there until the present.

Dr. Page grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He earned his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of South Carolina in 1989, his master’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1997, and his doctorate from the University of Argosy – Sarasota in 2002.

Dr. Page has been recognized for his civic, personal and professional accomplishments. He is an Eagle Scout and has been named Acworth Citizen of the Year, South Cobb Citizen of the Year, and Georgia PTA Middle School Principal of the Year. He is a member of numerous professional associations including AASA – The School Superintendent’s Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders.

Dr. Page and his wife, Colleen, have been married for 24 years. They have two children, a daughter named Casey, who is a junior at Marist College in New York and a son, Chris, who is a freshman at the University of Georgia.

During the superintendent selection process, the Board reviewed application materials from 22 candidates, considered survey input from community members and employees, and interviewed seven applicants.

To ensure a seamless transition, BCSS anticipates Dr. Page working with Dr. Harper for several weeks and assume the duties of superintendent in June — just in time to oversee the preparation for another successful school year in Bartow County.

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