Elon University has appointed a retired, veteran educator to serve as the inaugural director of business and school operations for the Roberts Academy for students with dyslexia, which is scheduled to open this fall.
Tracy Roof, a former teacher and elementary school principal who retired from Guilford County schools in 2025, will join the acting director of the Roberts Academy, Alicia Tate, as a founding administrator for the private elementary school, Elon Univeristy officials announced Friday.
During the last 15 years of her 30-year career in K-12 public education, Roof served as an elementary and a middle school principal and led efforts to improve student outcomes and school performance. She has also taught math, science, and social studies for 12 years and worked as a curriculum facilitator for six years, Elon University officials said…