Fulton County Schools announces 12 new principals

A dozen schools in Fulton County are getting new principals.

Fulton County Schools, the state’s fourth largest district with 108 schools, recently announced the appointment of new principals at 10 elementary schools, as well as Langston Hughes High School in Fairburn and the district’s new virtual academy.

The district also said it will hire more than 650 new teachers for the school year that begins on Aug. 9.

The new principals are:

Cathy Crawford, Alpharetta Elementary School
Arthur Davis, Campbell Elementary School
Nikkole Flowers, Manning Oaks Elementary School
Stephanie Haga, Wilson Creek Elementary School
Octavius Harris, Langston Hughes High School
Lakasha Lee, Ison Springs Elementary School
Jill Meeker, E. C. West Elementary School
Nikki Porter, Stonewall Tell Elementary School
Jennifer Rosenthal, Spalding Drive Elementary School
Kathleen Stamper, Liberty Point Elementary School
Shavanda Toomer, Woodland Elementary School
Marcus Vu, Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence

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