By DAVE HAMRICK
dhmarick@thecitizennews.com

The Coweta County Board of Education will have a full slate of members after today.

The Board has called a meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson Street office to name a successor to Wade Corley, who resigned last month.

Superintendent of Education Richard Brooks said the board has received numerous applications from residents and is ready to make its decision.

During last month's Board of Education meeting, chairman Mike Sumner announced that long-time member Corley had resigned.

Sumner said Corley delivered a one-sentence resignation letter to Sumner's law office stating that his resignation was effective June 13.

The chairman did not speculate on Corley's reasons and said that was something Corley could talk about at a later time.

Instead, Sumner thanked Corley for his nearly 10 years of service on the board and more than 30 years in the Coweta County School System.

Corley started teaching in the 1960s and spent the last years of service as principal at Moreland Elementary.

The chairman said the school system would probably have a small reception at the July 11 board meeting to honor Corley.

In the last few months, Corley feuded with the board over its approval of a controversial redistricting plan for the system's elementary schools.

He objected to the socioeconomic element of the redistricting and voted against the proposal.

The qualifications for Corley's seat include that the candidate must live in the school system's fourth district.

After appointing Corley's successor, the board is travelling to Auburn, Al. for its retreat.

Brooks said the board will discuss numerous items including the Central Education Center, a performing arts center for the county and possible sites for a new elementary school.