Carroll County Schools Associate Superintendent of School Performance Dr. Jessica Ainsworth has been selected for the Leadership Georgia Class of 2025. Each year, the organization seeks out emerging leaders and selects 63 participants from a pool of several hundred applicants to participate in the yearlong leadership program.
Ainsworth began her teaching career in 2003 at Villa Rica High School. She has gained experience in the classroom as well as in administrative roles as an assistant principal, principal, educational evaluator, and Director of Assessment in the Douglas County School System. She returned to Carroll County in 2019 as Assistant Superintendent of School Performance. She was named Associate Superintendent last May.
Ainsworth has completed the Superintendent Professional Development Program from the Georgia Superintendents Association. This two-year program prepares aspiring superintendents for bold, versatile and visionary leadership. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and is immediate past president of the Carrollton Dawnbreakers Rotary Club. She has received numerous awards and recognitions including National Assistant Principal of the Year from the National Association of Secondary Principals.
Ainsworth earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgia State University, a master’s degree in education from the University of West Georgia, a specialist in special education from Jacksonville State University, and a degree in educational leadership and a doctorate in school improvement both from the University of West Georgia.
The purpose of Leadership Georgia is to prepare strong and effective leaders for the future development of this state. Those who participate are emerging leaders from every nook and cranny of Georgia…the small town, the open country, the big city. Over the course of the program year, the class participants experience five hard-hitting programs that deal with crucial issues facing the towns, cities, suburbs, and rural communities of Georgia. Together, the class participants of Leadership Georgia seek mutual understanding of the challenges of the state and the solutions developed and implemented to drive change and success for all Georgians.
The 2025 Leadership Georgia Class will be led by President Camila Knowles of Atlanta. “Intentional – Informed – Inspired,” is the 2025 program theme.
