April Dawn Raney, assistant principal at Hickory Ridge Elementary School, has been named principal at Charles E. Boger Elementary School, replacing Rick Seaford, who has retired.
Dawn joined Cabarrus County Schools in 2001 as a 3rd and 4th grade teacher at Mount Pleasant Elementary School. In 2005, she was named the school’s Teacher of the Year. She is also a graduate of the CCS Teacher Leader Cohort and was a trainer for several math programs across the district.
She completed a principal internship in 2017 at Rocky River Elementary School and served in interim assistant principal roles at Rocky River Elementary, Northwest Cabarrus High, and Central Cabarrus High Schools. She was named assistant principal at Charles E. Boger Elementary in 2018 before joining the leadership team at Hickory Ridge Elementary in 2020.
Dawn earned a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University and master’s degrees from High Point University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also earned National Board Certification.
Principal: Mrs. April RaneyAssistant Principal: Catherine ReynoldsAssistant Principal: Chantell Tarver-BerryAddress: 5150 Dovefield Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081Phone: (704) 260-6130Fax: (704) 794-6232Hours: 8:15 to 3:00Student Drop-Off Begins at 7:45 amLast Check-Out is 2:15 pmHOME OF THE BEACONS
