Meet Charles Nix: New superintendent of schools
Catoosa County Public Schools (CCPS) has a new superintendent. Charles Nix took over the reins of the system that serves more than 10,000 students this year after Denia Reese retired. Reese served as superintendent for 17 years.
Nix is a 20-year resident of Catoosa County. His two daughters, he says, graduated from Catoosa schools and his wife and oldest daughter are teachers within the system.
Nix’s rise to superintendent was not quite conventional. He started out as a Catoosa County sheriff’s deputy working as a resource officer at
Lakeview-fort Oglethorpe High School. He got into teaching when he was asked to conduct public safety classes at Heritage High School.
In 2014, Nix became assistant principal of West Side Elementary, then moved to LFO in the same role in 2015. In 2017, he became principal of LFO, where he remained until becoming CCPS superintendent.
Nix holds a Master’s of Education in curriculum and instruction from Lincoln Memorial University and an Educational Specialist’s degree in leadership from Valdosta State University.
We asked Nix to share some more with us for our readers. Here’s what he had to say.
What are areas you want to focus on as the superintendent of Catoosa County Schools?
Communication, parent relations, teacher support, and community relations.
What do you consider priorities in students’ education?
Making sure they’re reading at grade-level by third grade and making sure they have skills needed to hold a job or go to college by the time they graduate.