GEORGIA’S SCHOOL TURNAROUND EFFORT

■ November 2016: Georgia voters reject then-Gov. Nathan Deal’s constitutional amendment to take over “chronically failing” schools.

■ March 2017: State lawmakers pass House Bill 338, establishing the Chief Turnaround Office.

■ April 2017: Deal signs the “First Priority Act” into law.

■ October 2017: The Georgia Board of Education hires Eric Thomas as Georgia’s first chief turnaround officer.

■ December 2017: Thomas selects 11 schools to participate in the turnaround program.

■ June 2018: Thomas adds nine schools to the program.

■ November 2018: Thomas appeals for more collaboration, less competition with the Georgia Department of Education.

■ February 2020: The date the Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin expects to select its next superintendent.