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Kay Betts Named Interim Headmaster of Athens Academy

Betts will serve in the role for the 2013-14 school year.

As a committee continues to seek out a permanent replacement for retiring Athens Academy Headmaster Bob Chambers, the school announced this week the person who's been selected to serve in the interim.

Kay Betts will work alongside Chambers until she assumes the role on July 1 for the 2013-14 school year, according to a letter from Board of Trustees Chairman Gene Howard posted on the school's website

The letter states that Betts is the principal consultant of Bettstrategic Group, advising independent schools on marketing, strategic planning, benchmarking, and variety of other education issues.  She's previously served as the head of Episcopal School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; academic dean at Marist School in Atlanta; and a department head and teacher at St. Mary’s School in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Faculty, students and parents will have the opportunity to meet with Betts within the next couple of weeks, according to the website.

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