29-05-2025
School board appoints some new principals
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education has approved several principal appointments at schools throughout the district, including Walkertown Elementary School and Glenn High School.
And another of the principals formerly served at East Forsyth Middle School.
Stephanie Jordan was approved as principal of Walkertown Elementary. She currently is principal of Wiley Magnet Middle School and previously led Frank Morgan Elementary School and Hanford Dole Elementary School in Rowan County. Under her leadership, schools have consistently met or exceeded growth expectations, and she was recognized as a Top 5 Finalist for WS/FCS Principal of the Year in both 2022 and 2023.
Jordan has a doctorate in educational leadership from High Point University and has served in various leadership roles across the district, including president of the Forsyth Principals Association.
Walter Johnson will be the new principal of Glenn. He is currently serving as co-principal at Parkland High School, where he has a focus on student engagement, community partnerships, and academic achievement. He previously served as principal of Forbush Middle School in Yadkin County and held assistant principal positions at East Forsyth, Walkertown and Parkland high schools in WS/FCS.
Johnson holds an education specialist degree from East Carolina University, a master's in school administration from Appalachian State University, and a bachelor's in middle grades education from Winston-Salem State University.
Donald Wyatt, a former principal at East Forsyth Middle, is returning to Sedge Garden, where he previously worked, to be principal there. He joined WS/FCS in 2010 as a teacher at Union Cross Elementary School. Prior to that, he taught in Craven County Schools. He served as assistant principal and then principal of Sedge Garden Elementary School. After his term as principal at East Forsyth Middle, he was principal of Mount Tabor High School.
