Departments
Rockdale County Public Schools consists of six divisions: Leadership and Learning, Human Resources, Community Impact, Operational Services, Technology, and Financial Services. Listed below are links to each division's webpage and the webpages of the offices and departments under each division. A directory of each office's staff is listed on the office webpage. For more assistance reaching a department or office, call the RCPS front desk at 770-483-4713 during office hours or email rcpsinfo@rockdale.k12.ga.us.
Dr. Nadine Givens
Chief Academic Officer
ngivens25@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Contact for questions about school oversight, principal and teacher accountability, curriculum, special education, gifted education, professional development, early learning (Pre-K), CTAE, Dual Enrollment, assessment and testing, and more. For more information, please see the tab below for links to department pages.
Michele Stephens
Chief Human Resources Officer
mstephens@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Contact for questions about employment at RCPS, certified positions (teachers), classified positions (school food services, transportation, paraprofessionals/classroom assistants, and more), substitute teaching, employment verification, student enrollment count, employee benefits, and more. For more information, please see the tab below for links to department pages.
Cindy Ball
Chief Community Relations Officer
cball@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Contact for questions about school nutrition (school food services), student registration and enrollment, Attendance issues, school counselors and psychologists and social workers, school nurses and school health clinics, public health, community relations, media relations, social media, Open Records Requests, Specialty and Choice program applications, ParentSquare communications systems, school websites, Strategic Planning, school and community partnerships, and more. For more information, please see the tab below for links to department pages.
Phil Budensiek
Chief Operations Officer
pbudensiek@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Contact for questions about transportation (school buses), facilities and maintenance, school safety, and athletics. For more information, please see the tab below for links to department pages.
Michael Rotjan
Chief Information Officer
mrotjan@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Contact for questions about school laptops and school devices, Infinite Campus Parent Portal and Annual Updates, Canvas learning platform (for students), Canvas observer accounts (for parents), Microsoft programs, Learning Reimagined one-to-one technology initiative, Digital Citizenship, and more. For more information, please see the tab below for links to department pages.
Joycelyn Smith
Chief Financial Officer
jsmith1@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Contact for questions about business services, budgets, invoices, accounts payable and accounts receivable, payroll, purchasing, bids, grant services, and more. For more information, please see the tab below for links to department pages.