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.