Five Atlanta schools will have new principals next school year.
At its meeting earlier this month, the Atlanta school board approved the hiring of the following principals:
- Tracey Astin, Perkerson Elementary School;
- Sharon Briscoe, Lin Elementary School;
- Patricia Ford, South Atlanta High School; and
- Timothy Jones, B.E.S.T. Academy.
All officially start work on July 1.
The board also accepted the resignation of Towns Elementary School Principal Aquanette Salter.