Former Atlanta schools superintendent Beverly Hall leaves jail after posting bond

This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Tamara Cotman. Smith is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system, including former Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, who were named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff) (The Associated Press)

This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Michael Pitts. Pitts is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system, including former Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, who were named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff) (The Associated Press)

This Tuesday, April 2, 2013 booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff shows Christopher Waller. Waller is among the thirty-five educators within the Atlanta school system, including former Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall, who were named in a 65-count indictment last week that alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores and, as a result, receive bonuses for improved student performance. Prosecutors set a Tuesday deadline for all defendants to surrender to authorities. (AP Photo/Fulton County Sheriff) (The Associated Press)

Former Atlanta schools superintendent Beverly Hall was released from jail after posting bond on charges associated with her alleged involvement in a standardized test cheating scandal.

Hall left the Fulton County jail just before 11 p.m. Tuesday after posting bond of $200,000. The 66-year-old didn't speak to reporters as she arrived at the jail around 7:30 p.m. flanked by her attorneys. A grand jury had recommended a $7.5 million bond for Hall, but that was reduced after negotiations with prosecutors.

Hall and 34 subordinates were indicted Friday in the test cheating scandal that rocked Atlanta Public Schools. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard had set a Tuesday deadline for the educators to surrender at the jail.

All but a handful of them met the deadline to turn themselves in.