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Vote in the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education Election Runoff

Early Voting: Saturday, November 22–Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Election Day: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Find Your Early Voting Location

Why Runoff Voting Matters

When Atlanta learns, Atlanta rises — and that starts with showing up to vote.

Runoff voting is essential. Typically voting rates take a sharp downturn in a runoff, meaning that an election can be determined by a few hundred people.

Your vote counts now more than ever.

What's at Stake?

 The APS Board of Education decides how we invest in our children’s education, our neighborhoods, and our city’s future. They manage a $1.9 billion budget that affects every classroom and community.

They decide how we:

  • Strengthen literacy and student success
  • Support and retain great teachers
  • Create safe, welcoming schools and communities
  • Invest in facilities and community growth

This runoff includes Districts 2, 6, and At-Large Seat 8, which represents families across the city.

Who Can Vote

You have the power to shape Atlanta’s future! You can vote if you are:

  • A U.S. citizen and legal resident of your county
  • At least 18 years old by Election Day
  • Not currently serving a felony sentence for a crime involving moral turpitude
  • Not declared mentally incompetent by a judge

Your vote helps ensure that every student, in every community, can thrive.

Make Your Plan to Vote Early

The majority of Atlanta voters vote early because it gives us the flexibility to make our voice heard and ensures our students get the opportunities they deserve.

Early Voting: November 22-November 2026, 2025
Election Day: December 2, 2025

Polling locations on Election Day are open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Check Your Registration & Find Your Polling Place at My Voter page
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Dr. Keith Colbert

Dr. Keith A. Colbert has served in the Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) system since 1998, starting his career as a fourth-grade teacher at Northcutt Elementary School. After a two-year tenure at Northcutt Elementary, he transferred to Morrow High School, where he served as a math teacher, special education teacher, and assistant head basketball coach. To gain insightful leadership experience, Dr. Colbert shadowed the administrative team, gained useful school leadership experience, and obtained a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy State University.

Dr. Colbert was selected as assistant principal of Mundy’s Mill High School (MMHS) in 2003 under the leadership of Dr. Anthony W. Smith. During his tenure at MMHS, he was instrumental in preparing the first class to graduate from the newly constructed school.

Dr. Colbert was recognized as a future principal leader in the district and was selected as one of twelve future leaders to participate in the principal preparation program, “A Forward-LEAP.” After completing this program, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy Middle School in 2006, where he led more than 1,400 students. At the time, Lovejoy Middle School was the largest middle school in the district and considered underperforming. Dr. Colbert and his team led the school to substantial improvements in student achievement and were consequently selected as the 2008 Georgia PTSA Principal of the Year.

Driven to nurture a class of students from 6th grade to graduation, Dr. Colbert was appointed principal of Lovejoy High School in July 2009, where he served for seven years. He is one of the few principals in traditional high schools who is fortunate to have guided sixth graders to graduation with the Class of 2013. During his tenure at Lovejoy High School, the school was recognized as a Title I Rewards school in 2012 and 2013, SAT’s greatest gains school in 2012, and a USA News top high school in 2011. Dr. Colbert’s achievements led to a finalist for Principal of the Year for Clayton County Public Schools in 2011 and 2013.

In June of 2016, Dr. Keith A. Colbert was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Clayton County Public Schools.

Cayanna Good, Ph.D.

Dr. Cayanna Good serves as Deputy Commissioner for Innovation and Impact at the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG), where she leads systemwide strategic planning and drives organizational improvement across all institutional pillars.
Previously, she served as Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Adult Education, overseeing statewide literacy initiatives, workforce alignment, and Georgia’s high school equivalency credentialing program.

Before joining TCSG, Dr. Good held leadership roles at the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Department of Education, Teach For America, and TNTP. Her career began in the classroom in Houston — an experience that continues to ground her unwavering commitment to equity, access, and opportunity for all learners.

Dr. Good earned her bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, her master’s from Georgia State University, and her doctorate from Mercer University. She serves as Chairperson of the State Charter School Commission, she is a member of the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a member of the Brookwood High School Local School Council.