The AJC profiled its principal Eldrick Horton.
The 1,800-student school this year met federal testing goals; SAT scores have increased 72 points over the last two years. From the Horton-instituted "welcome desk" out front -- where no visitor waits more than five minutes to get an answer -- to newly organized teacher, parent and student resource rooms, the man spends 12 or more hours a day on campus and says he wouldn't trade it for the world.
Read more here.
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East Point news owned the front page of the Metro section of Monday's AJC.
On the politics beat, Mayor-elect Earnestine Pittman comes out with a take-no-prisoner's stance:
"A new mayor and new direction for East Point begins Monday night in East Point.
Candidate Earnestine Pittman was openly critical of the financial recovery plan touted by then-mayor Joe Macon and city Manager Crandall O. Jones.
As mayor, Pittman is expected to touch on her doubts about the success of that plan – which city officials last week showed would put the city in the black for 2009 – following a swearing-in ceremony tonight.
“I really do not have faith in the financial reports that are being given,” the 63-year-old former math teacher said. “I am waiting for the reports from outside auditors to get a real idea of what is going on.”
The new city council and mayor take the oath of office and hold its first meeting today at 6:30 p.m. at Tri-Cities High School.
On the education beat, there is a new attitude at the high school in the neighborhood's backyard. There is a profile of the principal of Tri-Cities High, Eldrick H. Horton. The school has recently seen an upswing in SAT scores and improved morale among parents, faculty and students. (I'll post the link
