The current system of education in this county "is no longer suitable or effective for students," and has reached "a breaking point," according to the chief executive officer of the parent firm of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Dr. Mark Elgart says the current struggles in education are the result of a system that is "no longer adequate for the expectations we hold."

Elgart calls the current education system "institutionally centric."

In a WSB Radio interview on "Atlanta's Morning News Sunday," Elgart said schools need to be "centered around the learner," explaining that students learn at different paces, and that the time has come for "a fundamental shift in how we govern schools, how we fund schools."

SACS recently detailed mismanagement and other governance problems involving the DeKalb County school board. 

That report prompted Gov. Nathan Deal to suspend and replace 6 board members.

A federal judge has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of the 2011 law that gave Deal the authority to take the action.