Meekins named first principal at new Crossnore Charter School

Crossnore Communities for Children has named Rashawn Grissom Meekins the first principal of its new charter school in Winston-Salem, which will open in August 2025. Meekins comes to Crossnore after a long career as an educator, leader, and consultant with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, where she most recently served as assistant principal at Cook Literacy Model School. The Crossnore Community Charter School will be housed in multiple former school buildings on Crossnore’s Winston-Salem campus located off Reynolda Road. It will open in August 2025 for students in grades K through 4, expand to K through 5 in August 2026, and will serve grades K through 8 in August 2027. The Crossnore team is dedicated to fostering a nurturing learning environment that embraces both trauma-informed practices and principles of equity. This approach aims to: recognize and support students who may have faced challenging experiences, create a safe and supportive atmosphere for all learners, and promote fairness and equal opportunities for success. By weaving together compassionate understanding with a commitment to fairness, we strive to empower every student to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.  “We are ecstatic that Rashawn is joining our team as principal of our charter school. She has already hit...