The Bulloch County school system's loss is the Bryan County school system's gain. After a nearly two-hour executive session Thursday night, the Bulloch County school board emerged from behind closed doors at about 10 p.m. and unanimously voted to accept the resignation of Dr. Fran Stephens, the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction. The action also released Stephens from her contract, allowing her to accept a new position as an assistant principal at Richmond Hill High School.