New Cherokee Principals Ready To Tackle School Year

Submitted by the Cherokee County School District

Two newly appointed Principals are ready to lead schools in the Cherokee County School District when classes begin in August. 

Whitney Nolan is the new principal of Hickory Flat Elementary School; and Paula Crumbley is the new principal of Carmel Elementary School. 

Crumbley is filling the role formerly held by Dr. Keith Bryant, who is a new district supervisor of special education. Nolan is taking over the post previously held by Dr. Keith Ingram, who is the new principal of Ball Ground Elementary School STEM Academy.

Dr. Ingram is filling the role formerly held by Doug Knott, who is the new Principal of Liberty Elementary School. Former Liberty Principal Dr. Nicole Holmes is a new district director of school operations. 

Nolan comes to her new position following two years of service as an assistant principal at Woodstock Middle School and seven years as an Assistant Principal at Dean Rusk Middle School. She joined the Cherokee County School District in 2003 as a teacher at Dean Rusk Middle School and previously worked as an elementary and middle school teacher in Louisiana. 

Crumbley joins the district after serving as principal of Hickory Flat Elementary School in Henry County for six years. Recipient of a Title I Distinguished School Award, Crumbley’s other past education roles include assistant principal, student support specialist and teacher in Henry County for 14 years, as well as prior teaching experience in Carroll and Hall Counties. 

“Both of these educators are proven leaders who we know will succeed in their new roles,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo said. “These appointments illustrate why our School District’s leadership is so strong: we train and promote our most talented teachers to become administrators, and we hire the best from other school systems. I know these schools and communities will be delighted with their new principals and will join me in congratulating them."