On Friday, May 30, the Griffin-Spalding Board of Education appointed Deputy Superintendent Dr. Donald Warren as the interim superintendent of the Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS). Dr. Warren will begin his role as interim superintendent on June 2, continuing until the hiring process is complete and the new superintendent is in place.

Dr. Donald Warren joined GSCS in 2017 as the Executive Director of Secondary Education and was appointed Deputy Superintendent in 2021. Before joining GSCS, he served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Learning and Leadership for Henry County Schools for five years. He also served the Houston County School District for 16 years as a high school mathematics teacher, elementary and middle assistant principal and middle school principal.

Dr. Warren earned his doctorate and specialist degrees in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia, his master’s degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Georgia College and State University and his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Information Systems from Georgia Southwestern State University. For additional professional development, Dr. Warren has completed Harvard University’s National Institute for Urban School Leaders in the School of Graduate Education as well as programs from the Georgia School Superintendent’s Association, such as the Planning, Funding and Budgeting Institute, the District Office Professional Development Program and the Superintendent’s Professional Development Program.