City Schools Decatur hired veteran DeKalb County teacher and administrator Johnathan Clark as the new principal at Renfroe Middle School. Clark was chosen from 37 candidates who applied, a list whittled down to four finalists last week. The final choice was made by Superintendent Phyllis Edwards, who announced her decision and introduced Clark at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
Clark, 46, is currently the director of research, assessment and grants for DeKalb County Schools, with a particular expertise Edwards said in measuring student academic progress. In fact, all of his education background is in DeKalb. He was a principal at both McLendon Elementary and Dunwoody Elementary and an assistant principal at Dunwoody High. He’s also been a middle- and high-school teacher.
Clark replaces Derrick Thomas, who resigned in May to become principal at Eagles Landing Middle School in Henry County. Renfroe has a current student enrollment of 984 that’s expected to climb over 1,000 when school opens next month. Renfroe has more than doubled from its 473 students in 2006-07 when Bruce Roaden (current 4/5 Academy principal) became principal.
About the Author
