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Article: Stirring the Pot in the 'Sleepy' South.(Tom Upchurch, superintendent)(Brief Article)
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- School Administrator
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- January 1, 1994
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Tom Upchurch didn't begin his career as Carrollton, Ga., superintendent by blazing any trails. Most of his early steps were "very tentative," recalls one member of the school board that elevated him from high school principal to the top district post.
Upchurch himself admits today he was frustrated in his earlier years "about seeing so little change take place."
But after reviewing his recent past one would be hard pressed to believe that Upchurch has been anything but a perennial mover and shaker.
The 54-year-old native of Carroll County, Ga., has been at the forefront of some bold moves of late, namely:
* publicly supporting the ...