The Coweta County Board of Education approved several individuals to fill open school system administrative positions for the 2007-2008 school year, at a March 28 called Board meeting, upon the recommendations of Superintendent Blake Bass.

Dr. Marc Guy was named the school system’s Director of Personnel, beginning in July, 2007. Guy, who is currently the Personnel Coordinator, will replace Wayne Outlaw, who will become the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum. Guy is a 15–year educator, and is the current Personnel Coordinator for the school system. Guy came to Coweta County Schools in 1997 as an assistant principal at Northgate High School, after working for five years as a teacher in the Clarke County School System, and later served as a an assistant principal at Madras Middle School. He served also as Personnel Coordinator for the Coweta School System in 1999-2000 and Director of Human Resources from 2000-2002 before becoming Principal of Arnall Middle School. He earned his Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Doctorate from the University of Georgia.

Dr. Walter Drake was named the school system’s Coordinator of Facilities. Drake, who is currently the principal of Evans Middle School, is a 13–year educator. He began with the school system as a teacher at Newnan High School and at Atkinson Elementary School before becoming an assistant principal at Newnan High School in 1999, and then assistant principal and athletic director at East Coweta High School from 2001-2005. He has served as principal of Evans Middle since 2005. Drake earned his Bachelors at North Georgia College, his Master’s degree at the University of Southern Mississippi, and his Education Specialist degree and doctorate at Argosy University.

Doug Moore was named the principal of Newnan High School. Moore, who is currently an assistant principal at Newnan High School, is a 26–year educator. He began with the school system as a music teacher in 1981, and taught at several schools, including Arnco-Sargent Elementary School, Newnan High School, Evans Middle School, Central Middle School and Smokey Road Middle. In 2003 he became assistant principal at Canongate Elementary School, and has served as a Newnan High School assistant principal since 2004. Moore earned his Bachelor’s degree at Jacksonville State University, his Master’s degree from the State University of West Georgia, and his Education Specialist Degree and Doctorate from Argosy University.

Lorraine Johnson was named the principal of Madras Middle School. Johnson, who is currently an assistant principal at Madras and is a former Georgia Teacher of the Year from Coweta County, is a 23–year educator. Johnson taught at Arnco-Sargent Elementary School, Central Middle School and Arnall Middle school from 1984 to 2004, when she served as the state Teacher of the Year. She served as an assistant principal of Willis Road 2004-2006, and has served as Madras Middle School assistant principal since 2006. Johnson earned her Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Education Specialist degree from the State University of West Georgia.

Scott Floyd was named an assistant principal at East Coweta High School. Floyd, who is a 15-year educator, is currently principal of Madras Middle School. Floyd came to Coweta County Schools after six years of experience in education, and taught at Evans and Arnall Middle Schools 1998-2000. He served as assistant principal of Newnan High 2001-2004, and has served as principal of Madras since 2004. Floyd earned his Bachelor’s degree at Columbus State University, his Master’s degree at the State University of West Georgia, and his Education Specialist from Samford University.

Dr. Keafer Triplett was named an assistant principal at Northgate High School. Triplett has worked in the Coweta County School System since 2004 as an assistant principal at East Coweta High School, after working for five years in Dekalb County and Marietta City schools. He earned his Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi.

The administrative positions were filled with current Coweta County School System employees, and the system has begun a search to fill the vacated positions.

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