Local named principal at Charlotte school SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Alison Louise Harris has been named the principal of Ranson Middle, an International Baccalaureate School in Charlotte. At the school, she over sees about 70 classroom teachers, 45 support staff and faculty and more than 1 .000 students. The 27-year old is known for her love and commitment to the edu cational system and the pas sion she has for ensuring that all students are success ful in school and in life. A native of Kernersville. Harris is the daughter of Lonnie and Mary Harris and a product of the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School System. She attended Spelman College in Atlanta - where she received a B.A. in English - after graduating from Glenn High School in 2002. She then went to Harvard University, where she con ducted research on alterna tive early college high school reform models and received her M.A. in Risk and Prevention from Harvard Graduate School in Education in less than 10 months. Having committed to Teach for America, which places high-achieving col lege graduates in low-per forming public schools. Harris relocated to Charlotte in 2007. There, she led dra matic gains in her students' academic achievement at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, where she taught for two years. She was named to a prin cipal preparatory program in 2(K)9. Soon afterward, she became the resident princi pal at Charlotte's Bishop Spaugh Middle School, under the leadership of a head principal. Harris then served as assistant principal of instruction at Zebulon B. Vance High School. Alison Louise Harris Submitted Photo Lowes and School officials take part in the grant presenta tion. Grant to aid new Kingswood School SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to Kingswood School at The Children's Home. The school will use the grant to expand its technology resources by adding a wireless computer lab, smart board and sound system. Funds will also be used to improve the school's gymnasium by adding shower stalls and a new hot water heater as well as an industrial dishwasher in the cafe teria. These upgrades will be used year-round, not just when school is in session, because of the many programs offered at The Children's Home. The Kingswood School is a unique public/private part nership between the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and The Children's Home. The school, which opened in August 2010, currently serves children in middle and high school. The school system provides the teachers and The Children's Home provides the facilities, as well as counselors who work in the classrooms with children who have had difficulty succeeding in a more typical classroom. "Lowe's is committed to recognizing and supporting efforts that enrich the lives of our neighbors and customers." said Marshall Croom. chairman of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation. 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