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Dwight Thompson, principal at Renaissance West STEAM Academy, was named the 2023-24 Wells Fargo N.C. Principal of the Year for the Southwest Region on Dec. 12. Thompson was named this year’s Principal of the Year for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in November.
A native of Burlington, Thompson spent 17 years as an elementary school teacher with Guilford County Schools before joining Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at University Park Creative Arts School. He held resident principal and assistant principal positions at other schools before becoming principal at Tuckaseegee Elementary School in 2019. He was named principal at Renaissance West STEAM Academy in 2021.
Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in science elementary education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also earned a master’s degree in science elementary education from Pfeiffer University and a second master’s degree in school administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
