Fulton School System Names Principals at Alpharetta, Milton and Roswell

Principals have been chosen for Alpharetta Elementary and Northwestern Middle schools and at two Roswell schools to fill vacancies created directly and indirectly by retirements.

The Fulton County School System announced in a news release on April 22 that new principals were approved at the April 21 school board meeting.

“I am pleased to see three of our outstanding assistant principals rise to the rank of principal. They have proven to be strong leaders and have contributed to many successes within their schools,” said Superintendent Cindy Loe. “We also welcome Dr. Nathan Buhl to Fulton County and know that he will be an excellent addition to our school leadership team.”

The newly named principals will remain at their current school throughout the end of the year before transitioning to their new position.

Adam Maroney, Alpharetta Elementary School

Adam Maroney will become ’s new principal. He replaces Pat Reed, who retired earlier this year.

Maroney has been an assistant principal at New Prospect Elementary School for the past five years and before that was an instructional support teacher at Alpharetta High School. He began his tenure in Fulton County as a speech therapist at Campbell Elementary School and Roswell High School.

He is a member of the school system’s Promising Principals Program (3P), an initiative that identifies and provides professional development to assistant principals with high leadership potential.

Maroney holds a bachelor’s degree in special education (speech pathology) from the University of Maine at Farmington as well as a master’s degree in communication disorders from the University of Cincinnati. He also earned a specialist’s degree in educational leadership from the University of West Georgia.

Jasmine Kullar, Northwestern Middle School

Dr. Jasmine Kullar will become the new principal of stepping into the shoes left by Bruce Fraser, who is moving to Cogburn Woods Elementary School.

Currently an assistant principal at Birmingham Falls Elementary School, Kullar began her career in Ontario, Canada, as a YMCA youth counselor and then as a middle school teacher. She joined Fulton County Schools in 2005 as a math teacher at Holcomb Bridge Middle School and later, served as a graduation coach at Centennial high School and as an assistant principal at Roswell High School.

 Kullar holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto as well as a bachelor’s degree in education from Medaille College in New York. She also earned a master’s degree in education from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a doctorate in educational leadership from Argosy University. 

Melinda Springman, Elkins Pointe Middle School

Formerly a Teacher of the Year at Elkins Pointe Middle School, Melinda Springman is returning to become its principal. She succeeds Jerome Huff, who is leaving to head up Roswell High School next year.

Springman joined the Elkins Pointe staff as a teacher when it opened in 2001 and later became chair of the language arts department. In 2005 she moved to Holcomb Bridge Middle School, where she has spent the past six years as an assistant principal. She also taught at Northwestern Middle School in Milton and is a graduate of the inaugural class of the district’s Promising Principals Program.

Springman holds a bachelor’s degree in English, with a minor in secondary education, and a master’s degree in education. Both were received from the University of Florida.

 Nathan Buhl, Crabapple Middle School

Dr. Nathan Buhl, an assistant principal with Pickens County Schools, is the new principal of Crabapple Middle School. He fills the role vacated by Kimothy Jarrett.

In addition, Dr. Buhl has been an assistant principal and teacher at middle schools in Cherokee County and has taught at the elementary level in Coweta County. He will finish his final year as assistant principal at Pickens County Middle School, which is a Georgia Lighthouse School to Watch. Crabapple Middle also earned this designation in 2003 and again in 2006.

Buhl attended Geneva College in Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He holds a master’s degree in education from the University of West Georgia as well as a specialist’s degree and doctoral degree in educational leadership, both from Liberty University.