WS Chronicle

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education has given approval to the naming of three new principals. 

Tamatha Fullerwinder is the new principal of The Children’s Center, LeDuan Pratt is the new principal at Glenn High School, and Dr. William Wynn is the new principal at John F. Kennedy High School. 

Tamatha Fullerwinder has served as the assistant principal at Moore Magnet Elementary School since 2015. Prior to that, she spent two years as an Exceptional Children’s case manager for WS/FCS. Earlier in her career, she spent two years as a special education teacher in Guilford County. She also spent two years as an adult education instructor and four years as an elementary school teacher. Before her career in education, Fullerwinder spent nine years working with the National Guard and the United States Army. 

Fullerwinder earned a bachelor’s degree from Fayetteville State University. She has a master’s degree from N.C. A&T State University and from Gardner-Webb University. 

Fullerwinder replaces Shannon Boles who moved to Rural Hall Elementary earlier this year.  

LeDuan Pratt has been the principal at Carmel Middle School in Mecklenburg County since 2017. Prior to that, he served two years as the assistant principal at Garinger High School in Mecklenburg County. He served as the dean of students at Garinger for two years prior to becoming the assistant principal. Earlier in his career, Pratt spent eight years as a math teacher for both Mecklenburg County and Union County.   

Pratt earned his bachelor’s degree from N.C. State University. He has a master’s degree from Gardner-Webb University.  

Pratt replaces Brad Craddock who is retiring at the end of this school year.  

Dr. William Wynn has served as the principal at Dominion Academy in Virginia since 2019. Prior to that, he spent one year as the assistant principal at Lucille Brown Middle School, in Virginia. Wynn served as the principal at Petersburg High School, also in Virginia, for two years. Earlier in his career, Wynn spent six years as the principal at Forsyth Middle College and three years as the principal of Griffith Academy, both in Winston-Salem. Wynn has also served as an assistant principal in Orange and Durham Counties and principal at the C.A. Dillon Youth Detention Center in Butner. He started his career in education as a math and biology teacher. 

Wynn earned a bachelor’s degree from N.C. Central University. He has a master’s degree from Virginia State University and a Doctor of Educational Leadership from North Carolina State University. 

Wynn replaces Keisha Gabriel who is moving to Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy.