MARIETTA — Brad Wheeler is no stranger to leading the Cobb County School District.
A retired coach, educator and administrator, who spent his career with the Cobb, Cherokee and Paulding school districts, Wheeler is entering his 11th year on the Cobb Board of Education.
This year marks the third time he has served as board chairman, most recently in 2020.
Uniting a divided board
Wheeler, a Republican, is leading a board that has seen a bitter partisan divide in recent years, with the Republican majority voting one way and the Democrats voting another. After last year’s elections, the split continues (as seen in the vote for chair), with two new Democrats elected to replace two that stepped down: Becky Sayler and Nichelle Davis.
A coach of various sports teams during his time as an educator, Wheeler said the change in players on a team is similar to…
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