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Some Guilford schools struggle with principal turnover

• By Marquita Brown
• Feb 8, 2015
• Feb 8, 2015
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Dudley High School principal Jesse Pratt at work with bus duty at Dudley High School, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C.

• JERRY WOLFORD/News & Record

Dudley High School principal Jesse Pratt points out the school's previous two principals, Dr. Phyllis W. Martin (2004-2008) and Tony B. Watlington Sr. (2001-2004). 

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Dudley High School principal Jesse Pratt congratulates teachers at a party to celebrate the teacher's and the school's academic success, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C.

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Dudley High School principal Jesse Pratt corners a student with soda in the hallway, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Greensboro, N.C.

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By Marquita Brown

GREENSBORO — Dudley High has had at least 14 assistant principals in eight years — likely more than any other school in Guilford County, a News & Record analysis of school system data shows.

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PRINCIPAL TURNOVER

The turnover rate for principals in Guilford County Schools has hit a high of 17 percent and a low of 2 percent since 2007. Here’s how it compares with the state’s other large school systems. This chart shows the percentage of principals employed the previous year who were no longer in the same school system for the reporting year.

Year     Guilford     Forsyth     Mecklenburg     Wake

2007           17%       11%                 12%    12%

2008           14            9                       9         9

2009             4          13                       9         5

2010             2          15                       8         9

2011             9          10                       9         6

2012           13          13                     15         8

2013             9            8                       9        13

2014             7            6                       8         8

Source: N.C. Department of Public Instruction

STICKING AROUND

The majority of principals and assistant principals in Guilford County Schools have been at their posts between one and five years, a News & Record analysis shows. The next largest group has less than a year in the job.

Principals (in years)

Total   Less than 1   1-5   6-10   11+

128                  21    74      28     5

Assistant principals (in years)

Total   Less than 1   1-5   6-10   11+

124                  37    66       16     5

Source: Guilford County Schools, News & Record analysis

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