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During this

week's school board meeting, the board hired Michael Wade. Wade comes to Coweta

from Sumter County, where he has been principal of Sumter

County High School for 6 years. In addition, Wade holds

an ED. S. degree in Educational Leadership, is a reading

specialist, and has a degree in school counseling.

The system

also announced other personnel changes.

Another

newcomer to Coweta County, Dr. Patricia Falk, has been

named principal of Arbor Springs Elementary School. Dr.

Falk has been principal of Grosse Point Academy in Grosse

Point, Michigan for one year.

Previously,

she spent 5 years as a middle school principal in Indiana

and Michigan. Dr. Falk is also certified in special

education.

Mark Ballou

has been named principal of Atkinson Elementary School.

Ballou has been principal of Arbor Springs Elementary for

one year, in addition to serving several years as

assistant principal at Newnan High School.

Chris Scott

is the new principal at Eastside Elementary School. This

is Scott's first principalship, following a year as

assistant principal at Madras Middle School and a

successful teaching career at Ruth Hill Elementary

School.

Susan

Wareham will be transferred from Poplar Road Elementary

School to serve as Director of Curriculum, Grades Pre-K

through 5.

Wareham

served at Poplar Road for 2 years, following several

years as the instructional lead teacher at Thomas

Crossroads, Canongate, and Eastside Elementary Schools.