Kelley Volunteer Academy Administration

Dr. Sofia Roth has been appointed principal of Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy effective July 2024.

 

Dr. Roth joined Knox County Schools in 2002 as a teacher at Carter High School. She began teaching at Fulton High School in 2008 and later became an assistant administrator and ELL student support coordinator at Fulton High. She was named assistant principal of Vine Middle School in 2016 and later served as assistant principal at Fulton High and principal of the Night Alternative School. In 2023, she became the principal of Richard Yoakley School, where she currently serves.

 

Dr. Roth holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, a master’s degree in ESL/FL Secondary Education, and an Educational Specialist degree in Supervision and Administration, all from the University of Tennessee, as well as a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands.