Johnson-Aten appointed principal of Edmunds Middle School, 
Was District's first diversity-equity coordinator

Bonnie Johnson-Aten has been appointed principal of Edmunds Middle School.

She replaces Bonnie Poe, who became special services director in March filling the position vacated by now Superintendent Jeanne Collins. The Burlington Board of School Commissioners approved Johnson-Aten's appointment at its Tuesday, May 9, meeting.

"Bonnie Johnson-Aten's past experience in Burlington allows her to understand our student population," Collins said. "She will bring passion and energy, a focus on student needs and faculty collaboration."

An Edmunds Middle School hiring committee comprised of teachers, staff and parents reviewed candidate resumes, interviewed candidates and visited the finalists' schools.

Johnson-Aten, of Montpelier, was Burlington's first diversity-equity coordinator. She held that role from 1997 to 2000 and 2001-02. During the 2000-01 school year, she was the interim assistant to the principal at Edmunds Middle School.

Since leaving the Burlington School District, Johnson-Aten was Dean of Students and assistant principal at U-32 High School in Central Vermont from August 2002-June 2005 and has been House Director at Champlain Valley Union High School for the past year.

Johnson-Aten holds a bachelor's degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a master's degree in education from Union Institute.

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