School officials set tight timeline to replace River Eves principal

By DELANEY TARR delaney@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — Fulton County Schools is searching for a replacement after River Eves Elementary School

Principal Matthew Donahoe abruptly resigned for “personal reasons” on April 13. School Zone 5

Superintendent Angela Parham notified River Eves Elementary parents in Roswell on April 13 announcing his departure “effective immediately.”

In the email, Parham laid out the plan and calendar to fill the role, with a final candidate recommendation on May 16.

Fulton County Schools Chief Communications Officer Brian Noyes said the goal is to announce a new principal “before the end of the school year so they can work over the summer.”

Noyes said the resignation was solely for personal reasons and not any administrative action. He stated the details of personnel decisions are private, but supervisors “obviously” had conversations with the principal before his resignation.

Noyes stressed that the decision is