Four new principals take helm in Tuscaloosa city, county schools

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Four new principals in the 2022-23 academic year. At left is Laurie Presley who moves from being assistant principal at Holt High to principal at Taylorville Primary. At left center is Lucretia Prince who moves from leading Crestmont Elementary to the principal's job at Davis-Emerson Middle School. At right middle is Lindsey Thompson who moves up from assistant principal to principal at Northside High. At right is James Rainey Jr. comes to Northridge Middle School after serving as principal at Carbon Hill Elementary and Junior High School in Walker County.

At least four schools in the Tuscaloosa city and county school systems will have new principals as the 2022-23 year begins Aug. 10.

In Tuscaloosa City Schools, James Rainey Jr. comes to Northridge Middle School after serving as principal at Carbon Hill Elementary and Junior High School in Walker County. Rainey's appointment as Northridge's principal was announced in May by the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education.

In the Tuscaloosa County School System, three principals move into new roles this year.

Lucretia Prince moves from leading Crestmont Elementary to the principal's job at Davis-Emerson Middle. Laurie Presley moves from being assistant principal at Holt Elementary  to principal at Taylorville Primary and Lindsey Thompson moves up from assistant principal to principal at Northside High.

Tuscaloosa City Schools principals

Arcadia Elementary: Gladys L. Wright

Central Elementary: Jerry Collins

Central High: Teresha Jones

Eastwood Middle: Eric Hines,

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary: LaTanya Collins,

Northridge High: J. Tygar Evans,

Northridge Middle: James Rainey Jr.

Oakdale Elementary: Lucille Prewitt

Paul W. Bryant High: Lydia Edwards

Rock Quarry Elementary: Laura Jockisch

Skyland Elementary: Selena Speight

Southview Elementary: Ronika Amerson

STARS Academy: Donmonique Morgan

The Alberta School of Performing Arts: Amy Tilford

Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy: Richjetta Branch

Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary: Preeti Nichani

Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle: Constance Pewee-Childs

University Place Elementary: Nakelya Mullins

Verner Elementary: Amy Elam

Westlawn Middle: Darlene Atkins

Woodland Forrest Elementary: Brian Rose

Tuscaloosa County School System principals 

Big Sandy Elementary: Glynis Rhodes

Brookwood Elementary: Michael Keeton

Brookwood High: Kellie Hubbard

Brookwood Middle: Kris Strickland

Buhl Elementary: Vanessa Clay

Collins-Riverside Intermediate: Steven Sims

Cottondale Elementary: Ben White

Crestmont Elementary: To be announced

Davis-Emerson Middle: Lucretia Prince

Duncanville Middle: Traci Primm

Echols Middle: Jason Stapp

Englewood Elementary: Tameka Rice

Faucett-Vestavia Elementary: Genea Monroe

Flatwoods Elementary: Mary Jean Sutton

Holt Elementary: Daniel Dickens

Holt High: Jacqueline McNealey

Hillcrest High: Jeff Hinton

Hillcrest Middle: Karen Davis

Huntington Place Elementary: Andrea Hamner

Lake View Elementary: Pat Smith

Lloyd Wood Education Center: Marcus Dent

Matthews Elementary: Kimberly Lavender

Maxwell Elementary: Frances Ann Baggett

Myrtlewood Elementary: LaQuita Coleman

Northport Intermediate: Michael Tilford

Northside High: Lindsey Thompson

Northside Middle: Autumn Franks

Sipsey Valley High: John Hooper

Sipsey Valley Middle: Frank Kelly

Tuscaloosa County High: Darrell Williams

Taylorville Primary: Laurie Presley

Vance Elementary: Carolyn Wilson

Walker Elementary: Marsha Johnson

Westwood Elementary: Michael Anne Jackson

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Four new principals take helm in Tuscaloosa city, county schools