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DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - The Coffee County School System has hired Allyson Speight as assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and assessment.

Speight has served 27 years with the Coffee County School System. She currently serves as the district’s director of assessment and accountability.

Speight graduated from Coffee High School in 1995. She earned an associate of science in education from South Georgia College in 1997 and a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education from Valdosta State University in 1999. She completed a master of science in educational leadership in 2004 and an education specialist degree in educational leadership in 2009, both from Valdosta State. She is a doctoral candidate in curriculum leadership at Valdosta State.

District leadership roles

In her current role, Speight serves as the primary liaison for state and local assessments, system accreditation, state accountability and the district’s charter system contract. She facilitates the development and monitoring of the district’s five-year strategic plan and provides annual updates to the board of education.

She has coordinated multiple components of federal programs, managing funding for ESOL, migrant education and the Rural Education Achievement Program.

Principal experience

Speight served as principal of Broxton-Mary Hayes Elementary School from 2013 to 2020. The school was recognized as a Georgia Department of Education Title I High Progress School for five consecutive years from 2014 to 2018.

She also served as assistant principal at West Coffee Middle School and Coffee Middle School. She began her career as a first-grade teacher at Indian Creek Elementary.

Community reaction

Community members shared congratulations on social media, with one commenter writing that Speight has “always been a positive example to youth and teachers” with “a heart of gold.”

Speight’s daughter, Anyssa Speight, told WALB that as a daughter, this means more than words can describe.

“My mom is dedicated to excellence and hard work,” Anyssa Speight said. “Seeing the fruits of her labor makes this so meaningful as well as gives me a push to strive for more.”

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