The Hall County Board of Education has approved Dr. Betsy Ainsworth as the new principal for Chestnut Mountain Elementary School for the 2019-2020 school year.
Ainsworth, a Gainesville native with 18 years of experience in the education field, will be moving to her new school appointment from White Sulphur Elementary School, where she has served as principal since 2012.
Current principal Wade Pearce had announced that he would resign the position at the end of this school year to return to a leadership role at Eagle Ranch.
Dr. was first employed in the Hall County School District in August 2002 as a teacher at Chestnut Mountain Elementary. In 2009, she was hired as an assistant principal, first at Chestnut Mountain and later at Sardis. She became White Sulphur Elementary School Principal in 2012. Dr. Ainsworth received her undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech, her Master’s degree from the University of North Georgia and her PhD from the University of Georgia.
“My time at White Sulphur Elementary School has been invaluable. I will miss the caring and devoted staff and wonderful students and families in this community.," Ainsworth said in a press statement. "I know White Sulphur will continue to grow and flourish under new leadership. In addition, I am excited about this new opportunity to join Chestnut Mountain Creative School of Inquiry. Chestnut Mountain is where I began my teaching career so it has always been very dear to me."
A principal will be named for White Sulphur Elementary School in the near future.
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