Lexington One announces four leadership positions
December 18, 2023
On December 12, 2023, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees named Chad Leaphart the new district athletic director effective January 2, 2024; Leisa Clamp the new principal for Lake Murray Elementary School; Margaret Davis the new principal for Forts Pond Elementary School; and Jennifer McNair the new principal of Lexington High School effective July 1, 2024.
Lexington One Athletic Director — effective January 2, 2024
Chad Leaphart
Chad Leaphart currently serves as the athletic director at Gilbert High, where he became the school’s all-time winningest football coach during the 2023 season. An educator and coach for 27 years, he began his career teaching and coaching at Pelion High. Leaphart, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in history/education from Newberry College, has taught a variety of history courses throughout his career including World History and AP U.S. History. He was selected as Strom Thurmond High’s Teacher of the Year in 2006. Before returning to Gilbert High, his alma mater, Leaphart served as the head football coach at Swansea High; assistant football coach, head track coach and assistant athletic director at Strom Thurmond High; and assistant football coach, assistant baseball coach and assistant track coach at Pelion High. Leaphart earned a Master of Education from Southern Wesleyan University.
Lake Murray Elementary Principal — effective July 1, 2024
Leisa Clamp
A dedicated leader who works hard to build relationships, Leisa Clamp has demonstrated her commitment to providing high quality education for all students throughout her 23 years in education. She began as a second-grade teacher in Barnwell, S.C. After seven years in the classroom, she worked as the lead interventionist and assistant principal before becoming principal at Barnwell Primary School. She later supervised student teacher interns at the University of South Carolina before joining Lexington One as a literacy and math coach at Oak Grove Elementary. Clamp, who has served as an assistant principal of LMES since 2016, earned a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education along with endorsements in early childhood and gifted and talented from Clemson University. She also received a Master of Education in educational administration from the University of Scranton.
Forts Pond Elementary Principal — effective July 1, 2024
Casey Davis
Margaret Casey Davis, a passionate and dedicated educator, began teaching in 2008 at an elementary school in Chester County. She taught fourth and fifth grades for 10 years including four years in Lexington County School District One at Meadow Glen Elementary. Davis made the move to school administration in 2019 when she became an assistant principal at Pelion Elementary before joining the FPES family in 2022. A graduate of Winthrop University, Davis holds a Bachelor of Science in elementary education and a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction. She also received a Master of Education in educational leadership from the University of South Carolina.
Lexington High Principal — effective July 1, 2024
Jennifer McNair
An educator for 28 years, Jennifer McNair excels at working alongside employees, students and families to maintain high standards of growth and achievement in all areas of a school community — academics, arts and athletics. McNair’s career began at White Knoll Middle where she taught math, which she also taught at White Knoll High. She made the move to school administration in 2001 when she became an assistant principal at an elementary school in Saluda County. She returned to Lexington One in 2004 to become an assistant principal at White Knoll High. During her 14 years at WKHS, she gained experience in designing student-driven school-wide schedules, developing professional learning pathways and recruiting high quality teachers. She became the principal at Meadow Glen Elementary in 2019 after serving as an assistant principal at Pleasant Hill Elementary for one year. Certified in secondary and elementary supervision and math, McNair earned a Bachelor of Science in math from the University of South Carolina – Coastal Carolina College and a Master of Education in educational administration from the University of South Carolina.
