Fayette superintendent names interim principals
James McMillin, who has been associate principal at Tates Creek Middle School for the past three years, has been appointed interim principal at Bryan Station High School. Carl Hayden, who has been administrative dean at Carter G. Woodson Academy for two years, will be interim associate principal at Bryan Station High School. They will join Fred Snodgrass, who became administrative dean at Bryan Station last month, and retired principal Debbie Tronzo, who has served as acting principal at Bryan Station over the summer. Tronzo will remain at Bryan Station in a leadership coaching position to help ensure the new team has every opportunity to succeed.
“Leadership matters,” Caulk said. “Our goal is to be sure we have great leaders in every school, and I’m excited to announce that these two dynamic leaders are going to join the team at Bryan Station High School.”
Other changes Caulk announced today include selecting Wade Stanfield as interim principal at Eastside Technical Center. Stanfield was principal at Lexington Traditional Magnet School last year. LTMS associate principal Danita Johnson will fill the vacancy created by McMillin at Tates Creek Middle as interim associate principal.
A team of retired principals will take the lead at Lexington Traditional Magnet School this year. Jane Dreidame (retired Southern Middle principal) and Jock Gum (retired Morton Middle principal) will share responsibilities as interim principal. Retired Edythe J. Hayes Middle School principal Vicki Mundy will step in as interim associate principal.
Other new principals named for the 2015-16 school year include:
•Cardinal Valley Elementary, Larry Donithan, interim
•Garden Springs Elementary: Joey Sheroan
•Meadowthorpe Elementary: Barbara Albaugh and Jane Gettler, co-interims
•New Elementary on Georgetown Road: Shamiah Ford
•New Elementary in Hamburg: Sarah Woodford
•Russell Cave Elementary: Amber Catron
•The Learning Center at Linlee: Chris Salyers, interim
“Having the right leaders in place is just the beginning,” Caulk said. “We need a transformation plan and that starts with great leadership. We have partners from the state department of education to help with technical assistance and our district is committed to providing the resources, systems and structures to meet our moral imperative to prepare every student to excel in college, career and life.”
Just five days into his tenure as Fayette County Schools Superintendent, Caulk said the process of filling the open leadership positions has been a learning experience for him.
“The bottom line is student success,” Caulk said. “It’s imperative that we accelerate the closing of the achievement gap and I’m already beginning to see that in urban districts like we have here in Fayette County, superintendents need a different set of tools and strategies in order to take swift and decisive action to support our high asset schools.”
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