Atlanta Public Schools names 7 new principals

Seven Atlanta schools have new principals.

Atlanta Public Schools appointed three new leaders as well as four interim principals for the 2021-2022 year, which begins Thursday.

Superintendent Lisa Herring announced the positions at a Monday board meeting.

“A special congratulations and welcome to our new principals and interim principals as we start out this school year,” she said.

One of the schools to undergo a leadership change is the recently renovated David T. Howard Middle School.

Kevin Maxwell, who led the effort to open the school after a $52 million overhaul and relocate students there from the former Inman Middle School, was promoted from Howard’s principal to a new central office role. He is now the assistant superintendent of innovation, improvement and redesign.

The new APS principals are:

Joy Antone (interim), David T. Howard Middle School
Ronald Garlington, Jean Childs Young Middle School
Barbara Shea (interim), Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
Paula Snowden (interim), Ralph J. Bunche Middle School
Jaron Trimble, Joseph W. Humphries Elementary School
Rhonda Ware (interim), E. Rivers Elementary School
Robert Williams, M. Agnes Jones Elementary School

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