Lafayette County Board Hires Lee Gray as Lafayette Elementary Principal

Lee Gray will lead Lafayette Elementary School after the Lafayette County School District Board of Trustees voted to hire Gray during its Feb. 17 meeting, the district confirmed in local reporting published Feb. 20, 2026. The board’s vote names Gray as the school’s next principal and marks the end of the district’s selection process that culminated in the mid-February meeting.

The decision came formally during the board’s Feb. 17 session, when trustees voted to fill the Lafayette Elementary principal post with Lee Gray. That action by the Lafayette County School District Board of Trustees follows the district’s personnel procedures and places Gray at the head of Lafayette Elementary’s administration for the coming school term.

Local reporting published Feb. 20, 2026, carried the district announcement that Gray will join the school’s administration at Lafayette Elementary. The publication date of Feb. 20 brings the hiring into public view for Lafayette County families, staff and community leaders who follow district leadership changes.

Lafayette Elementary School now has a named incoming principal in Lee Gray, a change that affects the school’s faculty, support staff and the students enrolled in Lafayette County schools. The board’s Feb. 17 vote and the Feb. 20 public announcement set the administrative transition in motion for the elementary campus that serves the Lafayette County community.

As of Feb. 21, 2026, the Lafayette County School District has made the board decision public through local reporting, and Lee Gray’s appointment stands as the district’s official action from the Feb. 17 meeting. District families and Lafayette Elementary staff seeking further details about Gray’s start date or transition plans should contact the Lafayette County School District office or Lafayette Elementary administration for next-step information.