Brookwood High Names New Principal

At a special called meeting on Friday (Nov. 15), the Gwinnett County Board of
Education has named new principals for three high schools, including Brookwood in Snellville. 
 
Assistant Principal Bo Ford will replace current principal Debra Dees as she moves to a new position with Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Dees will become an assistant superintendent for high schools for the Division of School Improvement and Operations, which is part of a new reorganizational structure at GCPS. Click here to read more about the announcement. 

Two other principals were named as a result of the new structure, too. Norcross High Assistant Principal Nathan Ballentine will become the new principal of North Gwinnett High, and IV Bray, the current principal of Parkview High School, will be the new principal of Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.

Here's more information on the new Brookwood principal: 

Bo Ford, Principal of Brookwood High
GCPS Employment:
2007-Present Assistant Principal, Brookwood High
2004-2007 Teacher and Coach, Duluth High
Other Employment:
2000-2004 Teacher, Sprayberry High (Cobb County)
Other Employment:
1999 Teacher, Ross N. Robinson Middle School (Kingsport, TN)
1997-1998 Teacher/Graduate Assistant, East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Education —University of Tennessee
• Master’s degree in Secondary Education— East Tennessee State University
• Specialist’s degree in Education Administration and Supervision – Lincoln Memorial University

Ford is also a member of the 2012 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.