Background
Hopping, Janet Melinda was born on December 27, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Russell Leroy and Janet L. (Cloud) H. Bachelor of Science, Texas Christian University, 1965.
educational association administrator
Hopping, Janet Melinda was born on December 27, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Russell Leroy and Janet L. (Cloud) H. Bachelor of Science, Texas Christian University, 1965.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Christian University, 1965. Master of Education, Georgia State University, 1977.
Teacher, Littleton, Colorado, 1965—1968, East Point, Georgia, 1969, Atlanta, 1969—1978. Title IVc coordinator Fulton County Schools, 1978—1981, middle school project coordinator, 1981—1982. Assistant principal West Middle School, East Point, 1982—1983.
Principal Holcomb Bridge Middle School, Alpharetta, 1983—1991, Crabapple Middle School, Roswell, 1991—1998. Executive director Georgia Middle School Association, since 1998. Member National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, Southern Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform, Georgia Alliance of Middle Level Excellence.
Co-chair Georgia Lighthouse Schools to Watch Program. Consultant, trainer various school system.
Member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Atlanta Committee Olympic Games (education task force member 1990-1996, Olympic Day in Schools steering committee 1989-1996), Principals Institute (advisory board), National Association Secondary School Principals, Georgia Middle School Association (president 1984-1985), National Middle School Association (executive director since 1991), American Society Association Executives (board trustees 1989-1991), Pi Beta Phi.