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Burnley Named Principal of Gwin Oaks Elementary

The new principal is currently an Assistant Principal at Meadowcreek Elementary School.

 

will have a new principal come fall.

Gwinnett County Public Schools announced Tonya Burnley will head the school. Burnley will take over for Peggy Goodman who is heading to following the retirement of Dr. Mary Hensien.

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Burnley is currently an Assistant Principal at Meadowcreek Elementary School. She has been in that position since 2007. Previously, she has taught at Snellville Middle School and Magill Elementary.

She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Georgia State University and is currently working on her Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership at Mercer University.

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Burnley is a member of the GCPS' 2012 Quality-Plus Leader Academy Aspiring Principal Program and has served as a Principal Intern at Gwin Oaks this year.


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