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Leticia
Cline - Boston Elementary School.
Ms. Cline was the principal at Canton Elementary School before
moving to Boston. She replaces Dr. Lou Manzella who now is the principal
at the newly opened Freedom Middle School. Ms. Cline hopes to continue
the academic excellence as well as well as integrate technology
and learning at Boston. Ms. Cline was Assistant Principal at Woodstock
Elementary School and a teacher at Canton Elementary School for
fourteen years. She attended Reinhardt College, and she received
her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Early Childhood Education
from Kennesaw State University.
Dr.
Dwight Pullen - Chapman Intermediate School.
Dr. Pullen is the former principal for Polaris Evening School, and
he is replacing Joanne May who accepted a position as an Assistant
Principal at Woodstock High School. Dr. Pullen is looking forward
to working at Chapman Intermediate and putting new curriculum standards
in place. Dr. Pullen taught at Cherokee High School for twelve years
and was an Assistant Principal at Sequoyah High School for three
years. He also ran the County-wide summer school program for three
years and was Principal at Teasley Middle School for four and a
half years. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Education
from Auburn University and a Masters, Specialist and Doctorate from
the University of Georgia.
Rick
Townsend - E.T. Booth Middle School.Mr. Townsend is new to the
Cherokee County School System. He most recently served as principal
of Banks County Upper Elementary School in Homer, GA, and he is
replacing Ron Dunnavant, who is the new Principal at Etowah High
School. Mr. Townsend's goals include helping his students succeed
and encouraging parental involvement. He has been in the education
field for fifteen years. In addition to his job as principal, he
was a teacher at a middle school for six years and an assistant
principal at Jefferson High School. Mr. Townsend graduated from
Reinhardt College with an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts. He
received his Bachelor's degree in Education from the University
of Georgia and his Master's from State University of West Georgia.
He currently is studying for his Doctorate in School Improvement
from West Georgia.
Ron
Dunnavant - Etowah High School.
Mr. Dunnavant was the former principal of E.T. Booth Middle School.
He replaces outgoing principal, George Alexander who retired at
the end of the last school year. He served as E.T. Booth's principal
for two years. Prior to coming to the CCSD, Mr. Dunnavant taught
at McDonough Christian Academy in Athens, AL where he also served
as the head basketball coach and assistant football coach. He then
moved to Georgia and taught middle school in Clayton County. He
left the education field and worked for a large corporation and
eventually opened his own business. He returned to the education
field in 1989 and eventually completed his Master's degree in Education
from West Georgia College and an Education Specialist degree from
Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. Mr. Dunnavant is excited
about his new challenges and looks forward to working with the same
students and families that he came to know at Booth.
Dr.
Judy Battles - Polaris Evening School.
Dr. Battles took the helm of Polaris in March, 2005. Previously,
she served as the principal of Teasley Middle School and Sixes Elementary
School. She began her teaching career in Cobb County as a teacher
at Mabry Middle School. She also served as an assistant principal
at three middle schools and a principal for Griffin Middle School.
She received her Bachelor and Master of Science at Florida State
University, a Specialist in Educational Administration from State
University of West Georgia and her Doctor of Education at the University
of Alabama. Dr. Battles hopes to continue the tradition of providing
a successful program for high school students who attend an evening
program. She also would like to improve student attendance and establish
a Polaris North Campus at Cherokee High School during the upcoming
school year.
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