20 Fort Worth Schools to Have New Principals in 2013-2014

Twenty Fort Worth schools will have new principals during the 2013-2014 school year.

According to a statement from the district, some of the principals are making lateral moves, but many are either being promoted from assistant or moving to a larger campus.

The following principal assignments were announced Wednesday morning by the Fort Worth Independent School District:

High School

  • Theodore (TJ) Jarchow – Principal, Southwest High School, Previous – Principal, Wedgwood Middle School

Middle School

  • Alice Buckley – Principal, Applied Learning Academy, Previous – Principal, Ridglea Hills Elementary School
  • Thomas Fraire – Principal, Meacham Middle School, Previous – Coordinator, Learning Network
  • Richard Penland – Principal, Leonard Middle School, Previous – Principal, Westpark Elementary School
  • Valencia Rhines – Principal, Wedgwood Middle School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Wedgwood Middle School

Elementary Schools

  • Nakita Brewer – Principal, Charles E. Nash Elementary School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Sunrise Elementary School
  • Crenesha Cotton – Principal, Ridglea Hills Elementary School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Monnig Middle School
  • Lorena Delgado – Principal, Seminary Hills Elementary School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Worth Heights Elementary School
  • Nkosi Geary-Smith – Principal, Carter Park Elementary School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Seminary Hills Elementary School
  • Sonya Kelly – Principal, Western Hills Primary School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Western Hills Elementary School
  • Maryln Martinez – Principal, Diamond Hill Elementary School, Previous - Assistant Principal, Kirkpatrick Middle School
  • Monica Ordaz – Principal, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Previous - Assistant Principal Meadowbrook Elementary School
  • Leticia Sparks – Principal, M.G. Ellis Primary School, Previous – Assistant Principal, Westcreek Elementary School
  • Julia Yost – Principal, Sam Rosen Elementary School, Previous – Ponder Elementary School, Mansfield ISD

The following principal assignments are lateral moves not requiring Board approval:

  • Susan Hill – Principal, Westpark Elementary School, Previous – Principal, East Handley Middle School
  • Alleia Hobbs – Principal, East Handley Elementary School, Previous – Director, Elementary Literacy
  • Felicia Moody – Principal, Maude Logan Elementary School, Previous - Principal, West Handley Elementary School
  • Cassandra Morris-Surles – Principal, Como Elementary School, Previous - Principal, Glen Park Elementary School
  • Ellen Verreault – Principal, Glen Park Elementary School, Previous – Principal, Diamond Hill Elementary School
  • Brenda Whitlock – Principal, West Handley Elementary School, Previous – Principal, Como Elementary School

All of the announced assignments are effective July 31.

The Fort Worth Independent School District has more than 80,000 students spread across 142 campuses.

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