NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2017
News Media Contact: Communication and Media Relations, 678-301-6020
Board appoints leaders to Anderson-Livsey and Magill
elementary schools
At a special called meeting, the Gwinnett County Board of Education
named Christine Knox, currently the principal of Head Elementary School,
as the new principal of Anderson-Livsey Elementary School and Dr. Tonya
Burnley, who currently leads Gwin Oaks Elementary School, as the principal
of Magill Elementary School. Knox will succeed Principal Janice Warren
who will retire from the school system in the fall. Dr. Burnley will fill the
vacancy created as sitting principal Crystal Collins accepts the position of
Director of Innovation and Education in the private sector. Both appointments
are effective July 3, 2017.
Christine Knox, Principal of Anderson-Livsey
Elementary School
GCPS Employment:
2010- Present
Principal, Head
Elementary School
2007-2010
Assistant Principal,
Mason Elementary
School
1999-2000
Teacher, Snellville
Middle School
Other Employment:
2000- 2003
1998-1999
1994-1998
1988-1994
Owner/Class Facilitator, Moms and Tots Workshop
Teacher, Ford Elementary School
Teacher, Birney Elementary School, Cobb County
Schools
Special Education Teacher, Cobb County Schools
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Special Education— Miami University (Ohio)
Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education—University of West Georgia
Specialist’s degree in Educational Leadership—University of West Georgia
Ms. Knox is a graduate of the 2010 Quality-Plus Leadership Academy, Aspiring
Principals Program.
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Dr. Tonya Burnley, Principal of Magill Elementary
School
GCPS Employment:
2012- Present
Principal, Gwin Oaks
Elementary School
2007-2012
Assistant Principal,
Meadowcreek Elementary
School
2001-2007
Teacher, Magill
Elementary and Snellville
Middle School in Gwinnett
County and Harriet
Tubman Elementary School in Fulton County Schools
Other Employment:
1998-2001
Insurance Agent
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing— Georgia State University
Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education— Georgia State University
Specialist’s degree in Administration/Supervision— Lincoln Memorial University
Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership— Mercer University
Ms. Burnley is a graduate of the 2012 Quality-Plus Leadership Academy, Aspiring
Principals Program.
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