CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Jessica Peppard, who has served as assistant principal at Northwest High School, has been named principal of her alma mater. She replaces Theresa Muckleroy who recently was appointed as principal of the Middle College High School at Austin Peay State University.
For the last four years, Peppard has served as athletic director and administrator of the Health Science Academy at Northwest, where she implemented a grade-level leadership model for Problem-Based Learning challenges. Peppard also implemented an interview process for eleventh graders. She developed a Certified Medical Assistant program affiliation agreement for students to earn their certifications while still in high school. As athletic director, Peppard introduced transformational coaching to strengthen the athletic culture at the school. She developed and organized the CMCSS Coaches Symposium for the past two years and has created a number of opportunities to enhance students’ athletic experience at Northwest.
Her previous experience includes being an academic coach at Northeast and Northwest High Schools and teaching English at Northwest and West Creek High Schools. She earned her M.S. in educational leadership at Austin Peay as well as her B.S. in English.