Wednesday, August 6, 2003
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Wednesday, August 6, 2003 |
New principals in charge at four Fayette schoolsSeveral Fayette County schools will have new principals at the helm when students return Aug. 11. Although these principals are new to their positions, they are not strangers to Fayette County Schools. Ted Lombard comes full circle as he heads back to J.C. Booth Middle as the school's new principal. He replaces Lyn Wenzel who left Booth to become the county's director of curriculum. Lombard taught world geography on a cooperative and gifted teaching team at the middle school from 1997-2001. For the last two years Lombard has been in administration at Starr's Mill High as an assistant principal. Prior to coming to Fayette, he taught fifth grade in Clayton County. Lombard says he is excited about returning to Booth as the school's principal and looks forward to working with the students, parents and teachers. "My personal goals as the new principal are to help the school continue to do an excellent job of educating our students," he said. "I want to keep the focus of the school on the success for every student. I plan on doing this by keeping instruction on the top of my priority list, by being visible in the classrooms and by helping teachers to do their best." Former Sandy Creek High assistant principal Oatha Mann is moving across the street to assume the principalship at Flat Rock Middle. He replaces Tyrone Jones, who has made the transition from middle to high school and will be one of four assistant principals at McIntosh High this year. Mann was hired in 1999 as an assistant principal at Sandy Creek where he served as the athletic director, peer mediation liaison and advance placement testing coordinator. He came to Fayette from Salem High in Conyers, here he taught 10th grade world history. Mann says his vision for Flat Rock is to develop an atmosphere that generates positive relationships between students and faculty. "These relationships will create an atmosphere where life-long learning will take place. As a member of this culture, everyone will strive for success in every phase of life," he said. As Mann prepares to take on his new role as principal, he credits his former boss, Sandy Creek Principal Roy Rabold, with preparing him for the job. Referring to Rabold as a role model, Mann says he has left an impression of the importance of instruction, collaboration with peers and school discipline that he plans to carry over to Flat Rock. North Fayette's assistant principal Jade Bolton has moved up to the principal's position at the school. She replaces Louis Robinson, who left to become the new principal at East Fayette Elementary. Bolton has been employed by the school system since 2001 when Robinson hired her as his assistant principal. Prior to coming to Fayette, Bolton had worked in the Kern County School District in Bakersfield, Calif., as a principal/coordinator of special education. Previously she had held administrative positions with the Little Rock School District in Little Rock, Ark. In all, Bolton has 20 years of experience in teaching and leadership. She says it is her desire and purpose to be the head cheerleader for North Fayette's mission statement: to identify and enhance the giftedness in each child. "We will continue to utilize technology and best practices in the Learning Focus Model to increase learning and achievement. It is my plan to utilize the curriculum choices that we provide in our school to give each student the opportunity to work at his or her individual level of ability. The intent is to challenge our students to their fullest potential," Bolton explains. After serving as North Fayette's assistant principal from 1996-1999 and then as principal for four years, Louis Robinson will take over as principal at East Fayette Elementary. He replaces Faith Hardnett, who is now the director of pupil services. While at North Fayette, Robinson was instrumental in helping to establish close ties between the school and community. Through these ties, a tutoring program was developed that consisted of community members volunteering their time on a daily basis to help students in math, reading and writing. He also helped to create Community Day, which brought North Fayette students, parents and faulty together with nearby neighborhoods.
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