State’s Largest Teacher Organization
Names New Executive Director
A distinguished education leader who began her career as a paraprofessional has been named Executive Director of the 54,000 member Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE). Dr. Allene Magill, currently serving as the Superintendent of Dalton City Schools, has been named to lead Georgia’s largest organization for professional educators. She will begin her new position July 1.
“Dr. Magill was the unanimous choice of the Search Committee, the Executive Committee and the PAGE Board of Directors,” said PAGE President Preston Howard. “We were pleased at the number of applicants for the position and the quality of those seeking this challenge. Dr. Magill’s record of leadership and her strong interpersonal skills clearly made her stand out from the field. We know she will do an excellent job of leading Georgia’s premier education association.”
Dr. Magill’s career in education began in 1976 and includes service as a paraprofessional and elementary school teacher in her home state of Mississippi. In Paulding County she served as Reading Supervisor, Chapter I Director and Curriculum Director. She was appointed Assistant Superintendent in Paulding County in 1987 and became Superintendent there in 1988, serving until 1995.
Appointed Superintendent in Forsyth County in 1995, Dr. Magill led the state’s fastest growing county to new levels of academic achievement and focus on quality teaching. During her tenure, nine new facilities were built and more than 200 classrooms were added. Her leadership also resulted in creation of local school councils, early intervention programs, teacher and student appraisal systems, improved student tracking and comprehensive use of data for instructional decision-making. She has served as Dalton City Schools Superintendent since 2001.
Twice named Superintendent of the Year by her peers, Dr. Magill has met challenges of growth and diversity as Dalton City Schools Superintendent. She has lead the development and implementation of frameworks for continuous improvement, developed standards focused on “Teachers as Leaders” and established a teacher committee which developed a professional appraisal cycle.
“My passion in education has been focusing on learning for all students while valuing and honoring teachers,” Magill notes. “In my new role as PAGE Executive Director I can continue this work, improving public education for all students through positive professional support services for educators. I will also have the opportunity to serve as an advocate for public education, leading an organization known across the state as the model of positive professionalism.”