By Elise Shelton, CMCSS
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – he principal positions for Barksdale and Ringgold Elementary have been filled for the upcoming school year.
Melinda Harris, currently principal at Ringgold Elementary, will take the helm at Barksdale, where Peggy Vaden is retiring.
Bonnie Digby, currently assistant principal at Minglewood Elementary, will replace Jane Winter as principal. Mrs. Winter is also retiring.
Ms. Digby has been at Minglewood since 2012 as assistant principal. She was a special education consulting teacher for nine years and a teacher at Montgomery Central Middle School for 15 years. She earned her master’s degree in educational leadership from Trevecca Nazarene University and her B.S. in special education from Austin Peay.
Mrs. Harris has served as principal at Ringgold since 2009 and was assistant principal there for two years prior. She has been a classroom teacher, a Title 1 reading specialist, and an academic coach. She earned her M.A. in educational leadership from Austin Peay and her B.S. in elementary education from Middle Tennessee State University.