Crystal Mayfield Jones

Cahn Fellow 2018

Principal, Beecher Hills Elementary School

Atlanta, Georgia

Crystal Mayfield Jones has been principal of Beecher Hills Elementary in Atlanta since 2009. Her school team lives the vision of Doing more every day to help students climb higher. They work to provide activities and experiences to support the academic, social and emotional growth of their students. Since 1999, Crystal has worked at Beecher in the following positions; Assistant Administrator, International Baccalaureate Coordinator, and Teacher. She has earned advanced degrees from Tuskegee University and Georgia State University. Beecher Hills has the distinction of being one of the few Title I schools authorized as an International Baccalaureate PYP school since 2011.