Teacher, coach, assistant principal ready to lead
March 1, 2024—A veteran educator and participant in the Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) principal intern program has been named the new principal at Middletown Elementary School.
Dr. Whitney Randall has been training for the top job at a school by serving as a principal intern at Wheeler Elementary this school year.
“I’m humbled to be chosen as Middletown’s principal,” Randall said. “I look forward to meeting the Bulldog family as we grow our community of learners together.”
Randall has been a teacher, counselor, coach and assistant principal during her 21 year education career, which began in Bullitt County. Her first job in JCPS was in 2012 as an exceptional child education (ECE) teacher and assistant volleyball coach at Johnsontown Road Elementary School.
She was a teacher at Bates Elementary, a counselor at Hazelwood Elementary, an assistant principal at Stonestreet, Shelby, and Wheatley/Perry Elementary Schools before joining Wheeler as a principal intern.
The intern program matches talented up-and-coming educators with strong school principals to learn the management and leadership skills necessary to head their own school.
“Dr. Randall brings to Middletown a commitment to community and the ‘heart’ work of supporting students, promoting racial equity, and providing instructional leadership,” said Dr. Jessica Rosenthal, assistant superintendent of Elementary Zone 3. “Most of all, she looks forward to discovering the brilliance in every child at Middletown.”
Randall received her bachelor’s degree in teaching from the University of Kentucky and has since earned two master’s degrees from Western Kentucky University as well as a doctorate and degrees and certifications in principal leadership from Spalding University.
“As a collaborative leader, my goal is to create systems that ensure equity in voice so we prepare our students with the tools they need to be successful as future leaders,” Randall said.
Randall’s first day at Middletown is Monday, March 4th.
By Mark Hebert