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15 new principals named at Fulton County Schools

Fulton County Schools will start the 2019-2020 school year with 15 new principals. FILE PHOTO ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

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Fulton County Schools will start the 2019-2020 school year with 15 new principals. FILE PHOTO ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM
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Updated July 18, 2019

Fifteen Fulton County schools will start the year with a new principal.

There will be new principals at seven elementary schools, three middle schools and five high schools. Fulton County Schools has a total of 106 schools.

The new leaders of Fulton schools are:

  • Adrienne Grainger-Smith at Hamilton Holmes Elementary School
  • Latrina Coxton at Love T. Nolan Elementary School
  • Estell Cooke at Oakley Elementary School
  • Kerri-Ann Williams at Ocee Elementary School
  • Antwayne Sanders at Parklane Elementary School
  • Marissa Wilson at Randolph Elementary School
  • Susan Walker at Vickery Mill Elementary School
  • Damian Bounds at Elkins Pointe Middle School
  • Latoya Miley at Sandtown Middle School
  • Joel Peterson at Northwestern Middle School
  • Michael Todd at Chattahoochee High School
  • Charles Chester at Langston Hughes High School
  • Kindra Smith at Riverwood High School
  • Shateena Love at Tri-Cities High School
  • Tim Duncan at Innovation Academy

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