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Four new principals have been named to lead schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools starting with the 2016-17 school year.

Scarlet Linville will be the principal of Ashley Academy for Cultural and Global Studies; Tiffany Krafft will be the principal of North Hills Elementary; Donald Wyatt will be the principal of Sedge Garden Elementary; and Summer Jackson will be the principal of Southwest Elementary.

Linville has been the assistant principal of Hall-Woodward Elementary since 2013. She also has been an interim principal, a curriculum coordinator, a member of the first cohort of the Piedmont Triad Leadership Academy and a teacher in WS/FCS, Durham Public Schools and the Middle East. She is replacing Mark Hairston, who resigned.

Linville earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from North Carolina Central University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.

Krafft has been the assistant principal of North Hills since 2010. She has also worked as a curriculum coordinator, administrative intern and teacher at several schools in WS/FCS. She is replacing Karen Roseboro, who will be the district’s priority schools coordinator.

Krafft earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the College of Charleston and a master’s degree in school administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Wyatt has been the assistant principal of Sedge Garden since 2013. He has also worked as a teacher at Union Cross Elementary and for Craven County Schools. He is replacing Ramona Warren, who will be the principal of Morgan Elementary School next year.

Wyatt earned a bachelor’s degree in science, elementary education, and a master’s degree in school administration from East Carolina University.

Jackson is the assistant principal of Piney Grove Elementary and worked in the same role at Flat Rock Middle from 2011 to 2015. She also has taught sixth and first grades and worked as a teacher assistant for WS/FCS. She is replacing Matt Dixson, who is now the district’s chief operating officer for human resources.

Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Appalachian State University, a master’s degree in education from Salem College and a master’s degree in school administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.