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Frazier signs on for another year as Liberty schools superintendent
Superintendent Debra Frazier
Superintendent Debra Frazier

Debra Frazier will remain as Liberty County schools superintendent for another year.

Liberty County Board of Education members approved an updated contract at their Tuesday meeting for Frazier to serve as the school system’s day-to-day leader through June 30, 2027. The new contract, backdated to October 1, 2025, supersedes any previous contract, BoE Chair Verdell Jones.

“I look forward to serving to June 2027 to move our district forward,” Frazier said.

Frazier was named superintendent October 1, 2025, after being named the interim superintendent July 1. A retired principal at Liberty County High School, Frazier was tabbed as the interim following the conclusion of Dr. Franklin Perry’s contract as superintendent on June 30, 2025.

Frazier, who graduated from Bradwell Institute in 1981 and earned a bachelor’s degree from Armstrong Atlantic State University, served in the Liberty County School System from 1984-2024. She holds a master’s from Central Michigan University and an education specialist from Nova Southeastern University.

The school system’s current enrollment is just over 10,500.

Board members also approved a $1.22 million contract to replace the existing HVAC at the school board building. The current HVAC is at the end of its service life. Davis Heating and Air won the bid, and proceeds from the education special local option sales tax will be used to replace the system.

ESPLOST revenues also will go toward replacing the HVAC system at Frank Long Elementary. The cost is approximately $1.254 million and Air Management System was the low bidder. The new system is projected to reduce energy usage by 20%.

School board members also approved the replacement of emergency generators at Taylors Creek and Button Gwinnett elementary schools. The generators will supply power for emergency systems and offer longer power duration and support more building systems, according to officials with the school system. The generators will provide power when needed to life safety, communications and technology systems and to food storage equipment. The low bidder was Charlton Electric, with an estimate of $295,000, and funding for the project will come from ESPLOST.