EXPERIENCE
Ann B. Ferrell, Ph.D.
32 years in education – Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, 1979-2011
Six years as a classroom teacher
Five years as a central office consultant
Six years as a middle school assistant principal
15 years as a middle school principal
Sandy Springs Middle School – 1996-2003
Autrey Mill Middle School – 2003-2011
Career Highlights
- Taught at all three levels – elementary, middle, and high
- Opened three middle schools
- Crabapple Middle as a teacher in 1983
- Bear Creek Middle as an assistant principal in 1990
- Autrey Mill Middle as a principal in 2003
- Introduced, built, and nurtured effective professional learning community at Autrey Mill Middle School
- Implemented pure middle school teaming at Autrey Mill Middle School
- Hired, coached, and retained outstanding teachers at Sandy Springs Middle School and Autrey Mill Middle School
- Hired and coached outstanding administrators at Sandy Springs Middle School and Autrey Mill Middle School
- Was a successful and respected administrator in a variety of settings – rural, low socio-economic, affluent
- Maintained high student achievement at schools from the far south of the district to the "middle" of the district to the far north of the district
- Positive school culture
- Professional learning communities
- Nature and needs of the middle school learner
- Hiring and retaining excellent teachers
- Mentoring and coaching new teachers and administrators
- Effective teacher observation and evaluation
- Developing and implementing effective school improvement plans
