Administration

Principal

Mrs. Eddie Williams, Principal

A native of Alabama, she and her family have called Houston County their home since 1999 when she began teaching at Bonaire Elementary School. During 19 years as an educator, she has taught all elementary grade levels. In addition to Bonaire, she also taught at Kings Chapel Elementary and Perry Elementary. She served as a literacy coach from 2006 until 2010, when she joined the Kings Chapel administration.

Williams earned a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education from Columbus State University in 1995. She also holds a master’s degree from Troy State University (2002) and a Specialist in Educational Leadership from Columbus State University (2008). Currently she is working on a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at Columbus State University.

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Dr. Grace Watson, Assistant Principal of Instruction

Dr. Grace Watson has been teaching in Houston County since 2017, with experience in both first and fourth grades. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Georgia College and State University in 2017, followed by a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the same institution in 2018. Additionally, she holds an Educational Doctorate in Curriculum and Leadership from Columbus State University.

Before joining the administration team at Tucker Elementary in 2025, she taught first grade at Langston Road Primary. She is excited to be part of the Tucker Elementary family.

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Mr. Jeffrey Whitaker, Assistant Principal of Discipline

I was born and raised in Fort Valley, GA and graduated from Peach County High School in 2005. I earned my bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from Georgia Southwestern in Americus, GA. I went on to do my student teaching at Sumter County Middle School and was hired in Sumter County to teach at Staley Middle. I taught, coached, and continued my education during the five years I was employed in Sumter County. I earned my Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Columbus State University during this time. I coached football, baseball, and softball. In 2025, I joined the Tucker Elementary administration team as Assistant Principal of Discipline.

I married my beautiful wife in 2014 and we had our first child a little over a year later. With the addition of our daughter, we decided that we needed to be closer to my family so our kids could grow up around their cousins and grandparents so we moved back home. and we now have one daughter and two sons. I coached softball at Perry High for five years.