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Meet DeKalb Schools' New Assistant Principals

Posted on July 29, 2017 by | 15 comments

DeKalb Schools has 30 new Assistant Principals. Who is the new Assistant Principal at your school?

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DeKalb Schools’ New Assistant Principals

School Assistant Principal Reassigned Principal
Dunwoody High Karen Williams Yes – Shadow Rock ES Current Employee
Chamblee High Clifton Spears Outside Hire
Kingsley Tyra Harris-Thompson Current Employee
Tucker Middle School Emanuel Lewis Current Employee
Lakeside High Jennifer Mason Outside Hire
Druid Hills Middle Sheveeta Bonner Current Employee
DeKalb Alternative School Marcus Barber Outside Hire
Chapel Hill Middle Charles Barker Outside Hire
Flat Rock Audria Berry Current Employee
Woodridge Jamika Brown Outside Hire
Kelley Lake Letoya Carmichael Current Employee
Warren Technical Timothy Collier Current Employee
DECA Michael Costa Current Employee
Towers Portia Denson Outside Hire
Montclair LaSonya Edwards Current Employee
Miller Grove Middle Joe Floyd Current Employee
Redan Middle Lamita Grissett Current Employee
Carey Reynolds Amy Heutel Current Employee
Wynbrooke Deirdre Hill Current Employee
Southwest DeKalb Gayle McNair Current Employee
Redan Elementary Audra Olukoya Outside Hire
Narvie J. Harris Elementary Tiffany Reeves Outside Hire
Towers Rodericus Rogers Current Employee
DESA Dana Wemann Outside Hire
Stone Mountain Middle Ledra Jemison Yes – Stoneview ES Current Employee
Stephen Middle Ethan Suber Current Employee
Dekalb alternative Rodney Mallory Current Employee
Stone Mountain Middle Ledra Jemison Current Employee
Stephen Middle Ethan Suber Yes – Panola Way ES Current Employee
Dekalb alternative Rodney Mallory Yes – DeKalb Alternative School Current Employee

Update on the employment status of the nine (9) under performing and reassigned principals
Zack Phillips – Early Childhood Coordinator
Ledra Jemison – Assistant Principal at Stone Mountain MS
Karen Williams – Assistant Principal at Dunwoody HS
Ethan Suber – Assistant Principal at Stephen MS
Rodney Mallory – Assistant Principal at DeKalb Alternative
Michael Williamson – Instructional Technology Manager
Terry Segovis – Retired
Sylvia Pilson – Retired
Dominique Drew-Terrell – Teacher Contract

Dr. Joyce Morley, Board of Education Representative, made a number of inquires into the principal replacements. Interim Chief Human Capital Management Officer, Everett Patrick, replies.
Morley: In reference to Mrs. Laura Baez, new principal of Montclair ES: Is it not protocol that an applicant informs the District of his or her relationship to an employee within the District during the application process? Is this question included on the application for employment?
Patrick: Yes, the PATS application does ask if the applicant has any relatives employed by the DeKalb County School District. Ms. Baez answered “yes” to the question and provided the name of her mother (Sandra Nunez, Director of ELL).
Morley: How many of the selected principals and selected assistant principals emanated from the ranks of current DeKalb County School District employees?
Patrick: 11 of the newly hired principals were promoted from within DCSD.
7 of the newly hired principals were promoted from outside of DCSD ( 2 of the 7 were former DCSD employees before leaving for another District)
22 of the newly hired assistant principals were promoted from within DCSD
9 of the newly hired assistant principals were promoted from outside of DCSD
Morley: How many are from the Metropolitan Atlanta area and how many are from out of state?
Patrick: None of the new principals are from out of state.
Morley: Do we pay relocation expenses for principals selected from out of state?
Patrick: No.
Morley: Are there signing bonuses for principals we hire from out of state or from other districts?
Patrick: No.
Morley: Do we pay relocation expenses for directors, executive directors, and others above these positions?
Patrick: No.
Morley: Aside from using signing bonuses to attract the best and brightest teachers, how do you decide who receives a signing bonus?
Patrick: DCSD did not utilize signing bonuses during this last recruitment season.

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Tom McFerrin, Dunwoody HS Principal, Is OUT

Posted on July 27, 2017 by | 27 comments

Dunwoody HS Principal Tom McFerrin says he’ll be leaving Dunwoody HS and moving to a job in the central office as Career Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) coordinator.
.pdf link icon DeKalb Schools 2016-2017 Organizational Chart (Org Chart)
According to the latest org chart, Mr. McFerrin will be moving to the CTAE Department with the other specialists and coordinators. The specialists and coordinators report to Director of CTAE (Delmas Watkins), who reports to the Executive Director of Student Advancement (Manomay Malathip), who reports to the Deputy Superintendent of Student Support and Intervention (Vasanne Tinsley), who reports to the Superintendent.
Mr. McFerrin took the reigns at DHS in August 2014. During his tenure as Principal, 100+ students each year have come back to the high school from private school.
Since 2014, DeKalb CCRPI Trends show DHS going from a CCRPI score of 73 in 2014 to a score of 93 in 2016. Peachtree Charter MS is the only school that feeds into DHS. During the same time period, Peachtree’s CCRPI scores have gone from 80 down to 78.
What are your thoughts about this move?

Tom McFerrin Dunwoody

From: Principal Tom McFerrin
Dunwoody High School Principal 2014 – 2017

Friends,
My journey as a Dunwoody High School Wildcat began as a student, then a teacher, a coach, an assistant principal, and now as your principal. Therefore, after working in the Dunwoody cluster for twenty-two years, it is with a heavy heart that I inform my Dunwoody family about my departure as principal of Dunwoody High School. While I will always feel connected to this community, I am taking advantage of an opportunity to serve Dunwoody High School and the DeKalb County School District as a Career Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) coordinator.
With my teaching experience and expertise in career education, this new role is an exceptional opportunity that will broaden my leadership experience in the district. I am excited about this new position, and I am pleased to be able to impact not only the continued success of the Dunwoody cluster of schools, but all of the schools in the DeKalb County School District.
I will remain in my current role as principal of Dunwoody High School until a replacement has been appointed. Parents of currently enrolled DHS students will have an opportunity to provide input on their preferred leadership attributes through a survey that will be delivered through Infinite Campus. If your Infinite Campus email address needs to be updated, please contact the attendance office by email at tracy_nash@dekalbschoolsga.org before Tuesday, August 1, 2017.
I will forever cherish the relationships I have built with the students, staff, and community over the years and I will continue to be involved on some level because Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat.
Thank you for the support you have given me. I’ll be around, so stay in touch!
Go Wildcats!
Tom McFerrin
Principal

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