Assistant Principals for the 2022-2023 School Year were named today by Cannon County Director of Schools Mr. William Freddy Curtis based upon the recommendation of each Principal of the respective school.
Mr. Curtis announced that the following individuals were selected to be the Assistant Principal & Instructional Coordinator for each school in the Cannon County School System:
Cannon County Elementary School (formerly Woodbury Grammar School) – Grades: PreK – 5th Grade located at 530 West Adams Street, Woodbury – Principal Ms. Emily Hancock with Assistant Principal/Instructional Coordinator Mr. Steven Smith;
Cannon North Elementary School (formerly West Side Elementary School) – Grades: PreK – 5th Grade located at 3714 Murfreesboro Rd., Readyville – Principal Mrs. Karen King with Assistant Principal/Instructional Coordinator Ms. Melinda Crook;
Cannon South Elementary School (formerly Woodland School) – Grades PreK – 5th Grades: located at 8383 Jim Cummings Hwy., Bradyville – Mrs. Angela Cossey with Assistant Principal/Instructional Coordinator Mrs. Maria Vickers;
Cannon County Middle School (NEW SCHOOL, temporarily located at former Woodbury Grammar School) – Grades: 6th – 8th – Dr. Thurman Tucker with Assistant Principal/Instructional Coordinator Dr. Annie Reed-Bilger;
Cannon County High School located at 1 Lion Drive, Woodbury – Grades: 9th – 12th – Mr. Courtney Nichols with Assistant Principals/Instructional Coordinators Mrs. Lydia Garrett and Additional Assistant Principal/Instructional Coordinator to be named at a later date.
Director Curtis stated, “These individuals will assist in leading their respective schools into a new era of education in Cannon County. As we go forward, I have the utmost confidence that the individuals placed in these important instructional roles will exhibit academic excellence that will impact generations of Cannon County Students in the years to come. These instructional leaders are tasked to be ‘Actively Engaged in Excellence Every Day and in EVERY Way!’ and our collective expectation is that each Principal will ‘Create a Unified Environment That Will Provide Opportunities for ALL Students to Succeed and Reach Their Full Potential.’ We had some outstanding candidates for all of these positions, and each principal worked very hard in the interviewing and vetting process. All of the Cannon County Schools Family, with these Principals and Assistant Principals leading their respective schools, will be working hard in the upcoming weeks and months regarding the Restructuring and Modernization process for our students. Principals and these Assistant Principals will continue the process by assembling and hiring Teachers and Staff Members for the 2022-2023 School Year at each of these schools in the upcoming weeks. We congratulate those chosen to assist and lead their Faculties, Support Staff, and most of all their Students in the up-coming 2022-2023 School Year.”