Board of Education Names Charles Nix Sole Finalist to Be Next School District Superintendent

The Catoosa County Board of Education has named Charles (Chance) Nix the sole finalist to be the next superintendent of Catoosa County Public Schools. Mr. Nix was approved as the sole finalist at the school board’s meeting November 2, 2021. Georgia law requires that 14 days pass between a candidate being named finalist and the appointment becoming official.

Mr. Nix has worked in several positions in Catoosa County Public Schools for the past 15 years. In 2006, Mr. Nix was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, and he worked at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School as a School Resource Officer. In 2008, he was hired to teach public safety at Heritage High School. In 2014, he became assistant principal at West Side Elementary School then moved back to LFO High School as assistant principal in 2015. Mr. Nix became principal of LFO High School in 2017, and he has continued to serve in that position. Mr. Nix’s wife is a teacher in the system, and both of his daughters graduated from Catoosa County Public Schools.

The school board will vote on final approval on November 18, 2021, at 2:00 p.m..