The Clarke County Board of Education has scheduled a community meet-and-greet with Dr. Robbie Hooker, sole finalist for the position of Clarke County School District Superintendent, and his family on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 3-4 p.m. in the Vernon Payne Meeting Hall at the CCSD administrative offices building, 595 Prince Ave., Athens. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. During the hour, Dr. Hooker will share his goals and vision for the Clarke County School District, and those in attendance will have the opportunity to speak with him one-on-one.
The called meeting during which the Board will vote on Dr. Hooker’s appointment has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 1, and will take place before the Board’s monthly 6 p.m. work session that evening.
A highly respected leader with previous ties to CCSD, Dr. Hooker began his career as a classroom teacher, a role that brought him to W. R. Coile Middle School, where he was named Teacher of the Year for 1995-96. From there, he went to Westside Middle School in Barrow County, where he served as assistant principal from 1997-2003 before returning to CCSD as principal of Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School from 2003-2008. In 2008, Dr. Hooker was named principal of Clarke Central High School, a position he held until 2016. In that role, he received many honors, which included being named Georgia High School Principal of the Year in 2013 by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals.
After leaving CCSD, Dr. Hooker became Assistant Superintendent for High Schools in Henry County from 2016- 2019 before becoming Superintendent of Social Circle City Schools. As SCCS Superintendent, he led the district in developing a five-year strategic plan to fulfill the schools’ mission to empower students with an equitable and excellent education, led his team to cultivate a unified, performance-based culture, and secured a Facebook grant that provided Chromebooks for every student. Under Dr. Hooker’s leadership, the Social Circle Governance Team received the Georgia School Board Association (GSBA) Leading Edge Award in 2020 and 2021, as well as the 2021 Quality Board Award.
Dr. Hooker holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Behavior Disorders from Valdosta State University and earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Clemson University. Additionally, he holds certifications in Educational Leadership from University of Georgia and School Counseling from University of West Georgia. Dr. Hooker and his wife, Karen, have two children, Kaitlyn and Johnathan.
