Butch Mosely to resign from Dougherty School superintendent post

ALBANY — Dougherty County School Superintendent Butch Mosely announced at Monday night’s School Board meeting that he is leaving his position effective June 30, the end of the current school year.

Mosely, 75, cited health and family reasons as reasons for leaving the job. His contract was to expire June 30, 2018.

“Working in the Dougherty County School System has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional career,” Mosely said. “I’m proud of the work that we’ve been able to do to give the students and community a system they can be proud of.”

Assistant Superintendent Jack Willis, who came to the system with Mosely, also will retire at the end of the school year.

In January 2013, Mosley was named interim superintendent of the School System, replacing former superintendent Joshua Murfree, who stepped down under fire after three years on the job.

The district was recovering from a two-year CRCT cheating scandal, and its systemwide graduation rate was hovering just above 60.1 percent when Mosely arrived.

Mosely, with 50 years of experience as an educator, served as interim school chief until the School Board offered him the position as a permanent appointment in April 2014.

Mosely, who lives in Climax, promised to lift the system’s graduation rate to at least the state average and eventually surpass it. He said he regarded it as a personal challenge that would be part of his legacy.