Madison County principal Dr. Chad Stone announced to his staff Monday that he is stepping down from his position to take a middle school principal’s post in south Georgia.
Stone is leaving to be closer to his family due to a medical situation.
“I have an illness in the family and I need to be closer to help deal with it,” he said.
Stone said that he will serve as principal of Eighth Street Middle School in Tifton.
The third-year MCHS principal said it will be hard to leave Madison County. He said the high school students and staff at MCHS are wonderful.
“We appreciate Madison County welcoming us with open arms,” said Stone. “My family loves Madison County.”
Stone is entering his second year of a two-year contract. So, the county school board must vote on allowing him out of that contract. That vote is expected at the board’s May 8 meeting.
Madison County Superintendent Dr. Allen McCannon said no decisions have been made on who will replace Stone, adding that the board must vote on allowing Stone out of his contract before a replacement can be considered.
Stone and his wife will welcome their third child into the family in June.
Dr. Chad Stone
Now the board and superintendent will hire from possibly within and there is three that we DO NOT NEED as principal !
I received the comment from a teacher at Gainesville State College that we must have gotten a new principal because all of the students from MC over the past few years have been great students. He said before he dreaded having students from MC but now they are some of his best and most enjoyable students.
Dr. Stone has impacted more than just Madison County, but our entire region. Thank you Dr. Stone for all you have done for MCHS!You have set a new standard and raised the bar. You will truly be missed!
The BOE don't want nobody to quit on their own THEY WOULD RATHER FIRE EVERYONE. If the man wants to go wish him well and let him go.
You are starting to yell again when there is no need. I would suggest that it is not necessary to be a "REAL TRUE MAN". What's wrong with being a fine person? Or an exceptional principal? Or a great family man? Or a dedicated parent? If there is a "real true man", is there a "real true woman"?
Sometimes perception is more powerful than reality. The gains that MCHS has made are being attributed to one person when it has been the teachers and staff members that have done the work, not Dr. Stone. He makes decisions without counsulting the staff or department heads and has his favorites.