Teasley Principal Named Georgia Principal of the Year Finalist

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Canton, GA -- Teasley Middle School Principal Dr. Susan Zinkil has been named a finalist for the Georgia Principal of the Year honor.

Dr. Zinkil is one of six finalists selected by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals from a statewide pool of applications. The program recognizes principals who excel in educational leadership, resolving complex problems, developing self and others and community service.

The finalists next will be interviewed by an panel as part of the process to select a winner.

Dr. Zinkil was appointed the principal of Teasley in 2010. Under her leadership, Teasley has been recognized as a Distinguished Breakout Middle School by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals in 2013, a finalist for the Georgia Family Friendly Partnership Award in 2014 and a Title I Reward School in 2012 and 2015 by the Georgia Department of Education.

Additionally, the Technology Association of Georgia in 2015 named Teasley as a finalist in its State STEM Awards.

The Principal of the Year recognition program is sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals; the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals, which serves 1,300 members; and Association Member Benefit Advisor.

The Georgia winner will represent the state in the competition for National Principal of the Year, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

GASSP Executive Director Melton Callahan and NASSP Executive Director JoAnn Bartoletti commended Dr. Zinkil and her fellow finalists as “outstanding school principals who personify excellence in providing quality leadership to their school communities.”

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Photo: Dr. Sue Zinkil. Credit: Cherokee County School District