Tony Price named Cedar Shoals Principal

He's moving only a block or two, and the responsibilities are increasing as well.

principal  Anthony “Tony” Price will become the principal of for this coming school year. The Clarke County Board of Education approved the appointment Thursday night.

“Under Dr. Price’s leadership, Hilsman has made Adequate Yearly Progress, and the school and its students have regularly been recognized with state-level awards,” said Superintendent Philip Lanoue. “He has a proven track record in raising student achievement, building relationships and fostering positive school cultures. I am confident he will lead Cedar Shoals to new levels of achievement.”

Price has served as principal at Hilsman since 2006. Before that, he was associate principal at Clarke Central from 2002-06. His other experience includes being a principal at Atlanta's Non-Traditional High School and D.M. Therrell Comprehensive High School. He has also been assistant principal at Francis C. Hammond Middle School and T.C. Williams High School, both in Alexandria, Va. Prior to that, he was a middle and high school teacher in social studies and science.

Price earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Scotia University, a master of arts in Teaching of Social Studies from the Lehman College of the City University of New York and a bachelor of arts degree from Wilmington College in history and secondary education.

Selecting a public school principal isn't a simple process in Athens.

Since Lanoue began serving as superintendent in July 2009, principal interviews have been conducted with a Tier I and II process. Specific to Price’s hire, the Cedar Shoals School Council and Parent Information Network selected four parent representatives, teachers selected four teacher representatives and a high school principal served on the committee as well.

Qualified applicants are forwarded to the Tier I committee, and they select and interview candidates. From there, the committee recommends up to three candidates to the superintendent. The Tier II committee then conducts interviews and the superintendent determines if he will make a recommendation or re-launch the search process. Those serving on the Tier II committee for the Cedar Shoals principal interviews were the superintendent, deputy superintendent, associate superintendent for district services and assistant superintendent for human resources.

“I look forward to serving as principal of Cedar Shoals High School next year and building strong partnerships with the school community,” said Price. “I have had such valuable experiences at Hilsman and Clarke Central, and am ready for new challenges and opportunities at Cedar Shoals.”