People of the Move: Adolphus B. Clinton to Lead Community Preparatory School
Community Preparatory School’s Board of Trustees announced that Adolphus B. Clinton has been named Head of School, effective June 1, 2026. Clinton – known as Dolph – is not only an experienced educator and administrator, but also one of Community Prep’s early graduates – class of 1988 – and a former member of the independent middle school’s Board of Trustees, Education Committee, and Long-Range Planning Committee.
“Dolph is not simply a gifted leader and educator,” said Dan Corley, Community Preparatory School co‑founder. “As a Community Prep graduate and former trustee, he is uniquely qualified to empower our students to reach their full academic and leadership potential. He will stand before them and our community as a living example of the transformative impact of a Community Prep education.”
Clinton was selected from an outstanding, national pool of candidates and hired in a unanimous vote by Community Prep’s Board of Trustees. According to Board Chair Polly Wall, he impressed Community Prep’s faculty, staff, students, parents, and trustees with his deep understanding of the school’s mission, creative and collaborative problem-solving skills, and experience building learning environments defined by equity, curiosity, and shared purpose…