Mr. Casey Elrod is excited to join Reidsville Middle School as Principal after serving as the

Assistant Principal at Dalton McMichael High School for the past two years. Mr. Elrod looks

forward to returning to Reidsville Middle School in 2024-2025 and once again becoming a part

of the Raider family.

Mr. Elrod grew up in the Northwest Georgia mountains working on dairy farms and in carpet

mills. During college he worked as a substitute teacher and coach before taking a job in the

public health sector. In the mid 2000’s Elrod began teaching and coaching in Rockingham

County Schools. Following 12 years in combination of the middle and high school levels in

Reidsville, Elrod started his Master’s in School Administration program at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Elrod spent his Principal Internship year at Wentworth Elementary.

After completing his administrative licensure Mr. Elrod chose not to pursue any administrative

positions in order to go ahead and complete a doctorate coursework. While completing his

Superintendent Licensure research projects, he worked two years teaching and helping with

administrative duties at Score in the Booker T. Washington Learning Center. Those research

projects included analysis of BT Coaching/Mentoring Programs in Chatham County, the state of

North Carolina and the United States as a whole.

After teaching high school Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science at Rockingham County High

School Mr. Elrod was able to start his administrative experience with a great year at Holmes

Middle School in 2021-2022. Most recently he has been able to enjoy some wonderful growth at

Dalton L. McMichael High School where he has been an Assistant Principal, and this past year

he was the Interim Principal.

Mr. Elrod plans to defend his dissertation to complete a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and

Administration, also from UNC-Chapel Hill. The dissertation is an analysis of CTE legislation

regarding schedule flexibility and funding options. His research interests include Improvement

Science and Analogous Learning. Additionally, Elrod teaches courses at UNC in the Peabody

Rockingham County Schools 511 Harrington Highway, Eden, NC 27288 336-627-2600

School of Education with particular emphasis on the Thrive Program for student success at a

research university.

Lastly, as a high school coach Mr. Elrod won 15 basketball conference championships in 19

years and over 30 conference and state championships in fall and spring sports such as track,

softball, tennis, football and golf. Elrod has been broadcasting college basketball games as an

analyst and color commentator for networks such as ESPN, FOX, The ACC Network and the

GoHeels Network.

Reidsville Middle

Reidsville Middle School Welcomes Mr. Elrod As New Principal