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OTHER VOICES Dr. Angela D. Pringle, superintendent of the Richmond County School System, poses for a portrait in the Academy of Richmond County, Augusta’s oldest school. [SPECIAL] Where the Heart Is 54 | 1736magazine.com 0818_T_54_AM____.indd 54 7/29/2019 4:25:03 PM
By DR. ANGELA D. PRINGLE Superintendent, Richmond County School System The old saying states, “Home is where the heart is,” and the heart of the Richmond County School System is located prominently at the junction of James Brown Boulevard and Broad Street in downtown Augusta. The Central Office is the hub of the school system, but in the very important urban core, the main office has plenty of company. In 2005, under the leadership of board president Jeff Padgett and superintendent Dr. Charles Larke, a decision was made to relocate the Central Office from Heckle Street in the Harrisburg community to its current site; using funds from the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST – a one-cent tax added to every retail purchase in the county – the board renovated an existing building and completed the move for $15.3 million. As one of the largest employers in downtown Augusta, the board office has played an important role in ongoing revitalization of Broad Street – our employees take advantage of the abundance of great restaurants and businesses and contribute to the downtown economy every day. Several of the highest performing schools in the state and nation are also thriving in this urban core. Compared to other schools across the state, the John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School outperforms its counterparts in almost every ranking. This year, among magnet schools, U.S. News and World Report ranked Davidson No. 1 for the Augusta metro area, No. 3 for Georgia and The Richmond County Board of Education moved its district headquarters to Broad Street more than a decade ago. [FILE/THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE] 1736magazine.com | 55 0818_T_54_AM____.indd 55 7/29/2019 4:25:10 PM
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