Cindy Sanford has been appointed principal of Beaumont Magnet Academy effective July 2023.
Sanford joined Knox County Schools in 2006 as a teacher at Lonsdale Elementary School. In 2012, she began working as a districtwide numeracy coach while also serving as a Common Core coach for the Tennessee Department of Education. In 2016, she was named assistant principal of West Haven Elementary School, and in 2017, she became the assistant principal of Dogwood Elementary School.
Sanford holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from South College and a master’s degree in instructional leadership from the University of Tennessee.