Ison Springs Assistant Principal Gets New Gig

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- An assistant principal at Ison Springs Elementary School in Sandy Springs will soon take the helm at another elementary school in south Fulton County.

Taylor Pratt will leave his post to become the new principal at Bethune Elementary School in College Park. 

Pratt was appointed to the new role this week by the Fulton County school Board. 

Pratt is a firm believer in the "transformational power of education and understands that trusting relationships, personalized instruction and assessment, and high expectations are critical to helping students reach their full potential as learners," Fulton County Schools said. 

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He has served as Ison Springs’ assistant principal for the past three years and before that taught at Lake Forest Elementary School and Hillside Elementary School. All three schools have provided him with extensive experience working with students with diverse academic, emotional and socioeconomic needs, the system added.

Originally from Ohio, Pratt attended the University of Cincinnati where he received a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. He also earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership at Kennesaw State University.

McNair Middle School has also gained a new leader, John Madden. Madden has 19 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and assistant principal, with the last eight years spent as a school leader in Fulton County Schools. Madden has served as an assistant principal at Banneker High School and Woodland Middle School, and before that taught elementary and middle school in Clayton County. 

Madden has a record of "demonstrated success in implementing and monitoring teaching and learning strategies that are rigorous and yield notable results," the system noted. 

"He is an advocate for building a school culture that fosters shared decision-making and leadership within professional learning communities," Fulton schools said. 
 
Madden holds a bachelor’s degree in Middle Grades Education and a specialist’s degree in Leadership and Administration from Georgia College and State University and a master’s degree in Education from Albany State University. 

Both Pratt and Madden officially begin their principal roles on July, 1 but already have begun transitioning to their new school communities.

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Photo: Taylor Pratt. Credit: Fulton County Schools