Fulton BOE Names Principal For New Roswell School

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Fulton County Schools’ two newest elementary schools – Highway 9/West Roswell Elementary and Derrick Road Elementary – have their first principals, the school board announced Thursday evening.

Adam Maroney, the current principal of Alpharetta Elementary, will lead the Highway 9/West Roswell school, which presently is the temporary home of Esther Jackson Elementary School.

When the newly rebuilt Esther Jackson school opens in August, its students will move back to their Martin Road home and the Highway 9 elementary will reopen under a new name and student body.

In South Fulton, Dionne Glass has been selected to lead Derrick Road elementary school.

Currently principal at Brookview Elementary School for the past five years, Glass also has been an assistant principal at Harriet Tubman Elementary and an administrative assistant and curriculum support teacher at Seaborn Lee Elementary School.

She began her career in Fulton as a teacher at Harriet Tubman Elementary School.

In addition to staffing their new schools, one of Maroney’s and Glass’ first priorities will be to form community committees for developing a unique school identity, such as an official name, mascot and colors.

“These principals are trusted and well-known as instructional and operational leaders,” said Kenneth Zeff, interim superintendent. “This will be a strength as they bring together students, staff and parents from other schools to create a new school culture.”

Glass attended Jackson State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She also holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Georgia State University.

Maroney holds a bachelor’s degree in special education in speech pathology from the University of Maine at Farmington as well as a master’s degree in communication disorders from the University of Cincinnati. He also earned a specialist’s degree in educational leadership from the University of West Georgia.

Both will officially begin their new positions once replacement or interim leaders are named for their current schools.

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