Mr. Chad Cole
Educational History:
Twenty-six years ago I received the opportunity to walk away from seminary and enter the public school classroom. What I thought would be a fun little adventure quickly became a life changing and meaningful career. I did not realize at the age of twenty-two that the passion of public service would overtake me and grow me into the man that I am today.
My first eight years were spent at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia. These were the best of times for me as a young teacher. For a middle class kid from Peachtree City, Georgia, this was an environment that I had never experienced. Teaching American and World History was my assignment, but developing young minds through day to day compassion, critical thinking, and loyalty was the result.
I spent years nine through twelve teaching on the opposite end of the socio-economic ladder at Starr's Mill High School in Fayetteville, Georgia. With the influence of great administrators and department chairs at Starr's Mill, I realized that supporting teachers was becoming my calling.
I am now in my fifteenth year as an administrator in Buford City Schools. I am blessed to have served eight years at Buford High School followed by six years at Buford Middle School. Buford is a community that adores its schools and ingrains the expectations for excellence in all that we do. It is a blessing to serve our students, teachers, and community. My family and I enjoy all that Buford has to offer, and, hopefully, we are able to add to the excellence that is Buford.
Hobbies:
Spending time with my wife and kids
University of Georgia athletics
Football
Landscaping
Twenty-six years ago I received the opportunity to walk away from seminary and enter the public school classroom. What I thought would be a fun little adventure quickly became a life changing and meaningful career. I did not realize at the age of twenty-two that the passion of public service would overtake me and grow me into the man that I am today.
My first eight years were spent at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia. These were the best of times for me as a young teacher. For a middle class kid from Peachtree City, Georgia, this was an environment that I had never experienced. Teaching American and World History was my assignment, but developing young minds through day to day compassion, critical thinking, and loyalty was the result.
I spent years nine through twelve teaching on the opposite end of the socio-economic ladder at Starr's Mill High School in Fayetteville, Georgia. With the influence of great administrators and department chairs at Starr's Mill, I realized that supporting teachers was becoming my calling.
I am now in my fifteenth year as an administrator in Buford City Schools. I am blessed to have served eight years at Buford High School followed by six years at Buford Middle School. Buford is a community that adores its schools and ingrains the expectations for excellence in all that we do. It is a blessing to serve our students, teachers, and community. My family and I enjoy all that Buford has to offer, and, hopefully, we are able to add to the excellence that is Buford.
Hobbies:
Spending time with my wife and kids
University of Georgia athletics
Football
Landscaping