Roy Rabold
District 2, Board Chairman
Serving since 2019
Term finishes in 2026
rabold.roy@fcboe.org
770-460-3535
Roy Rabold began his Georgia career in education in 1981 when he and his wife, Evelyn, moved to Riverdale, Georgia. He started working as a Social Studies teacher and coach at North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia. During his six-year tenure at North Clayton, Rabold received recognition for his outstanding service and was the runner-up for teacher of the year. During this time, he also attended West Georgia College and received his Master’s Degree of Education, Administration, and Supervision.
In 1987, Rabold began his Fayette County Public School career at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, as an Assistant Principal and Advanced Placement Coordinator. During his five-year tenure at McIntosh, Rabold received the Certificate of Merit from Georgia Education Leadership Academy and the Kiwanis Award for Outstanding Administrator. He also attended West Georgia College and received his Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision in 1990.
From 1993-2001, Rabold served as an Assistant Principal, Vocational Supervisor, Athletic Director, and Testing Coordinator at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, GA. During his time at Sandy Creek, Rabold attended the University of Georgia and received his Ed.D. in Administration and Supervision A.B.D. Rabold was promoted to principal of Sandy Creek High in 2001, where he served for ten years.
In 2011, Rabold was named principal of Whitewater High. During his tenure at Whitewater High, Rabold attended several leadership seminars, conferences, and presentations. This included the Griffin RESA Leadership Seminars for Aspiring to the Principalship, The S.T.A.G.G. Conference - Scheduling to Enable R.T.I., and the Georgia Department of Education - Scheduling for Remediation. In addition, he attended the Goethe Institute and presented for three different RESAs, (Griffin, Okeefenokee & Southwest) on the expansion of German language classes and the B.Y.O.T. (bring your own technology) in high schools. Under Rabold's administration, Whitewater High received numerous awards and accolades, such as being included yearly in the U.S. News and World Report Silver Award Rankings and the Washing Post Rankings (top 10%) in the nation).
Mr. Rabold began serving on the Fayette County Board of Education in 2019, where he has served as board chair for two years. He began his 2nd term in 2022.
