The Cobb Board of Education on Thursday formalized the appointments of two principals at East Cobb elementary schools as part of broader personnel changes for the 2023-24 school year.
They include the appointment of Dr. Katie Derman to succeed the retiring Renee Garris as principal at Mountain View Elementary School.
Derman has been the principal at Picketts Mill Elementary School in Acworth, and previously was an assistant principal there.
She also served as a special education teacher in the Cherokee County School District.
Sedalia Park Elementary School also will be getting a new principal in August. Principal Tiffany Jackson has been reassigned to Sanders Elementary School in Austell, and her successor will be William Dryden.
He has been the principal at Frey Elementary School in Acworth, and one of his previous teaching assignments was at Brumby Elementary School.
Both Derman and Dryden will begin their new duties on July 1, when the fiscal year 2024 starts in the Cobb County School District.
Sedalia Park assistant principal Rachel Kaliah has been promoted to principal at Austell Elementary School and also will begin that appointment on July 1.
The Cobb school district also promoted Sherri Hill, its chief leadership officer, to the position of chief of staff to the superintendent.
She succeeds Kevin Daniel, who is retiring. Hill’s replacement will be Dr. Jasmine Kullar, who has been an assistant superintendent for middle schools in West Cobb.
The school board also approved Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s recommendations to extend the contracts of other members of his cabinet for another year.
They include Chief Strategy and Accountability officer John Floresta, Chief Technology and Operations officer Marc Smith, Chief Financial Officer Brad Johnson, Chief Academic Officer Catherine Mallanda and Chief Human Resources officer Keeli Bowen.
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