New principal named at Booker T. Washington Academy
Contact: Lisa Deffendall • First Posted: Friday, April 18, 2008
Fayette County Schools Superintendent Stu Silberman announced today the school based decision making council selection of a new principal for Booker T. Washington Academy. Wendy Brown, who is currently a highly skilled educator with the Kentucky Department of Education, will assume her new post on July 1.
Brown has 11 years of experience in education. She started her career in Scott County where she taught first, second and fourth grades at Eastern Elementary. Since 2005 she has worked for the Kentucky Department of Education providing assistance to schools in Clark and Fayette counties. In Fayette County she has worked with Dixie and Johnson elementary schools.
“I’m excited about the position and ready for the challenge,” Brown said, explaining that she was drawn to the position at Booker T. Washington Academy because she enjoys working with a diverse student population.
“I want to be the principal for the students,” she said. “My job is to help improve student achievement and to build community and staff and parent relationships.”
Brown said her first goal will be to familiarize herself with the school – meeting faculty and staff, students, parents and community supporters – in order to assess the needs of the school and identify areas where improvements can be made. She said she will have an “open door policy where we all work together on decisions for the school.”
“We’re excited about the expertise that Wendy will bring to the school based on her experience as a highly skilled educator with the Kentucky Department of Education,” said Fayette County Schools Superintendent Stu Silberman.