GCS Announces Principal Reassignments for 2009-10

Contact: Laurie Hogan (336) 370-8307
Created: 5/12/2009 9:19:48 PM

Guilford County Schools (GCS) announced Tuesday the renewal of contracts for 36 principals and 49 assistant principals to be effective July 1. In addition, the district announced principal changes for three schools for 2009-10.

Rodney Wilds will be assigned to the principal position at Andrews High. Wilds, who is currently the principal at Jackson Middle, was a GCS Principal of the Year finalist in 2008. In his first position with GCS in 1993, he was a social studies teacher at Page, where he was Teacher of the Year in 1999.

Gay Citty, an instructional improvement officer for the district, will be principal at Morehead Elementary. In 2008, she received the Central Office Administrator of the Year award from the North Carolina Association of Educators. Prior to serving in central administration, Citty was the principal at Gibsonville Elementary from 2003 to 2006.

William Laine, principal at Kernodle Middle, will be the principal at Northern High, effective July 1. Since 1998, Laine has held positions as a science teacher, assistant principal and middle school principal. This year at Kernodle Middle, he worked to create a staff culture built around collaboration and strengthened community relations by establishing a monthly parent communication forum.

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