In January of 2013, when Butch Mosely rolled into town as Dougherty County’s interim superintendent of schools, he expected to stick around for 18 months until the school board hired a permanent chief for the 24-school, 15,000-plus student district.

Things, however, took a twist earlier this month when the board voted 5-2 to offer Mosely the job as the system’s permanent superintendent. He quickly accepted.

After 15 months in the saddle, Mosely has become very familiar with the DCSS’s strengths as much as its well-publicized bumps and warts. Now, firmly in position, he is casting an eye toward the future.

“Basically what we’ve seen over the past year is the total change of culture in the district,” Mosely said. “We have much higher expectations now coming from this office. We feel we now have most of the principals we need in place and we are ramping up to a whole new level of accountability. We are taking a closer look at every department to increase the level of efficiency.

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