Michael Praylor - Assistant Principal - ACPS Early Childhood Center

Michael Praylor joined the Early Childhood Center as an assistant principal in July 2025. Prior to this role, he served in Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina. Over the span of several years as a teacher, Praylor taught kindergarten, second grade and fourth grade. Additionally, he served as a middle school assistant principal.

“Mr. Praylor brings a wealth of experience working with our youngest learners and we could not be more excited to work with him and to learn from him,” said Principal Heidi Haggerty Wagner.

Praylor also was an adjunct professor at Winston-Salem State University in the Department of Education, where he taught students the science of reading and helped them prepare for the Foundations of Reading Praxis. He actively participated in his community by partnering with a non-profit organization called Black Child Development, where he supported inner-city youth through various programs. 

Praylor holds a Bachelor of Science in child development and family studies from North Carolina A & T State University and a Master of Arts in educational leadership from High Point University.