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New Principals & New Principal Assignments for 2024-2025

July 19, 2024

New Principals

We are proud to announce that three homegrown JPS leaders will be promoted to school principal for the 2024-2025 school year. After gaining experience as a middle school assistant principal at two JPS schools, Bruce Sloan will be promoted to principal of Cardozo Middle School. Stacey Bailey will move from Callaway to assume the top post at Lanier Jr./Sr. High. Dr. Alonda Nicholson will go from assistant principal at Murrah High School to take over the helm as principal of the school.

As part of the Optimizing for Equity Plan, the District reduced its portfolio of schools and retained many capable school principals to lead new school communities.

Bruce Sloan Stacey Bailey Dr. Alonda Nicholson

Cardozo Middle School
Bruce Sloan

Mr. Sloan previously served as the assistant principal at Kirksey Middle School in JPS.

Lanier Jr./Sr. High
Stacey Bailey

Mrs. Bailey previously served as an assistant principal at Callaway High in JPS.

Murrah High School
Dr. Alonda Nicholson

Dr. Nicholson will be moving up to the principal role at Murrah where she previously served as assistant principal.

Principals Assigned to New Schools

Additionally, a number of our administrators will be moving to serve as principals at different schools in the upcoming school year.

  • Green Elementary – Dr. Jamaka Holman
  • John Hopkins Elementary – Yasontas Burton
  • McLeod Elementary – Dr. Cynthia Veals
  • Obama Elementary – Stephanie Wilson
  • Pecan Park Elementary – Dina Owens
  • Shirley Elementary – Kimberly Hulitt-Griggs
  • Powell Middle – Terrance Hill
  • Peeples Middle – Paula Epps
  • Provine High – Roderick Smith
  • Jackson Middle College & Virtual High School – Dr. Shelita Brown

Dr. Jamaka Holman

Yasontas Burton

Dr. Cynthia Veals

Stephanie Wilson

Green Elementary
Dr. Jamaka Holman

John Hopkins Elementary
Yasontas Burton

McLeod Elementary
Dr. Cynthia Veals

Obama Elementary
Stephanie Wilson

Dina Owens

Kimberly Hulitt Griggs

Terrance Hill

Paula Epps

Pecan Park Elementary
Dina Owens

Shirley Elementary
Kimberly Hulitt-Griggs

Powell Middle
Terrance Hill

Peeples Middle
Paula Epps

Roderick Smith

Dr. Shelita Brown

 

 

Provine High
Roderick Smith

Jackson Middle College & Virtual High School
Dr. Shelita Brown