The Madison Metropolitan School District is gearing up for the start of school with some new faces in the principal’s office.
The district named Mary Kelley the interim principal at Madison East High School. Kelly will hold the position for the 2009-2010 school year. She has previously worked as a middle school principal for eight years in the district, and the last four at Black Hawk Middle School.
She succeeds Alan Harris, who recently resigned for a position in Racine.
Elsewhere, Carlettra Stanford was appointed interim principal at Gompers Elementary and Black Hawk Middle Schools. Stanford has worked in the district for 13 years — the last two as a principal at Gompers. She’s also held an elementary teaching position and Title 1 facilitator.
As the K-8 principal at both Gompers and Black Hawk, she will oversee adjoining schools, according to a district release.