RCA's Walker named new head of Newton College and Career Academy (Aug. 20, 2014)
IN BRIEF: Rockdale Career Academy English/AP teacher Chris Mays was unanimously approved as the interim assistant principal at RCA by the Rockdale County school board Thursday.
Mays has been at RCA since July 2007, shortly after it began and is currently an administrative assistant. He was named the Teacher of the Year at RCA for 2012-2013 and the STAR Teacher for Salem High School, 2012-2013. The Army veteran attended The Ohio State University for his undergraduate degree in psychology and University of West Georgia for his Master's in English Education.
Current Assistant Principal Chad Walker, who had been with RCA since 2008, was named Tuesday as the next CEO of the Newton College and Career Academy.