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New Principals Announced for Seven Schools
Guilford County Schools (GCS) announces the appointment of principals for seven schools. Their positions will be effective starting July 1.
Trina Bethea will be the new principal at Madison Elementary. Bethea served as principal at Hairston Middle during the 2010-11 school year. Prior to her service as principal there, she was the principal at Joyner Elementary for three years. She has served as an assistant principal and school counselor in GCS middle and high schools.
Hairston Middle will be served by Rydell Harrison, who has served as principal at Sternberger Elementary for the past two years. He was also an assistant principal at Jackson Middle. Harrison began his education career as a music teacher in New Jersey and New York before teaching in GCS.
Dean LaVere , who has served as the principal at Union Hill Elementary for eight years,will be the new principal at Shadybrook Elementary. LaVere's 29 years of experience include serving as an assistant principal at Pilot Elementary for three years and as a technology teacher at Allen Middle for 17 years.
Angela Graves will serve as principal at Brightwood Elementary. Graves has been serving as an assistant principal at Northern High since 2007. Prior to her service at Northern, she was a curriculum facilitator/specialist for eight years. She has also served schools in the role of teacher assistant, summer school teacher, reading teacher and Saturday academy coordinator.
Nathanael Greene Elementary will be served by Brian McCain, who has served as the student services administrator for the GCS Western Region since July 2009. His experience includes serving as assistant principal at Aycock Middle. He was also an elementary teacher for nine years in Danville, Va.
Anita Stewart will be the new principal of The Academy at Lincoln. Stewart has been an assistant principal at Northwest Middle since August 2006. Prior to her tenure at Northwest, Stewart was a middle school teacher for seven years.
Mark Harris will be the next principal of Peeler Open Elementary. He previously served GCS for more than 13 years as a teacher and assistant principal at High Point Central High and as principal at Murphey Traditional Academy and Ferndale Middle. Recently, Harris spent a brief time working outside of the district.
GCS also announces the appointment of Misti Williams as the executive director of induction and professional development. Williams is returning to the district from a professorship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she taught in the educational leadership program. During the last four years, Williams has conducted the training for the Assistant Principal Leadership Academy, serving more than 150 assistant principals. Her professional experience also includes serving as the executive director for administration and middle schools curriculum director in Stokes County. She was also a principal at Stokesdale Elementary and Rankin Elementary.