What Happened?
Atlanta, GA-based Georgia Department of Education has Appointed Robert Swiggum as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
The Georgia Department of Education sets policy for all public schools in the state and implements new laws passed by the Georgia General Assembly. The Department trains teachers and principals, oversees federal education programs, tracks how schools are performing and manages the state`s K-12 budget. The Department also works directly with districts in an advisory capacity on school safety, charter schools and homeless students, among other areas. There are nearly 200 school systems in Georgia, employing 110,000 teachers. Those systems include Department of Juvenile Justice programs, state chartered schools and state schools for the blind and deaf. In the 2012-13 school year, there were 1.7 million public school students in Georgia attending 2,275 schools. We are making education work for all Georgians!
About the Person
Robert Swiggum was current responsibilities are the overall direction of technology for the Georgia Department of Education. He leads the Technical Services, Instructional Technology, and Virtual School functions. Prior to working for the department of education, he worked for Fortune 500 companies in technology roles.
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