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WCU professor to be Fairview administrator
By Justin Goble
Students at Fairview Elementary School will soon see a new face in the administrative pod.
Board of Education members Aug. 28 approved Western Carolina University education professor Kathryn Kantz to serve as one of the school’s assistant principals. The action came during the board’s regular monthly meeting.
According to finance officer David Steinbicker, Kantz’s is an 11-month position. Her yearly salary will be $54,527, which includes $49, 570 from state funds and $4,951 from local funds, Steinbicker said.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kantz received both bachelor’s and master’s degree in science education there. She earned her principal’s certification from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Working at Fairview is something Kantz said she is looking forward to.
“I’ve served as a principal and assistant principal before, and those have been the most rewarding experiences I’ve had,” Kantz said. “I’m looking forward to getting back into public schools.”
Before last Monday’s approval, there had only been one assistant principal at Fairview. Principal Dennis Proffitt said the new position came open after some restructuring at the school, which started when former curriculum coordinator Sylvia Yates transferred to Scotts Creek Elementary to become a guidance counselor.
“What we did was move Assistant Principal Caroline Pannell over to handle curriculum,” Profitt said. “Kantz will take Pannell’s old position, which mainly deals with discipline.”
Currently, Kantz is teaching at WCU, and she will continue in the position until it is filled.
“She’s in transition,” Profitt said. “She has to keep teaching at WCU until they fill her position, but they’ve been working with us. Right now, she comes as she can, but when Western hires someone she will be here full-time.”
Kantz said she hopes to begin full-time work at Fairview on Monday, Sept. 11.
In other personnel matters Aug. 28, board members:
– Accepted resignations from science teacher Cance Carnes and 21st Century Site Coordinator Daniel Morrison at Smoky Mountain High School; and exceptional children’s teacher’s assistant Charles Miller at Cullowhee Valley.
– Approved the employment of Marie Searcy, science teacher (conditional approval), Blue Ridge; Telly Banks and Karen Newsom, EC assistants, CVS; Ashley Ensley, Jenna Martin, John Morrison, Jennifer Triplett, Megan Wimpey and Kendal Hensley, after school assistants, Cindy Ellis, math teacher, Stephanie Strait, after-school summer camp, all at Fairview; Linda Carter, English teacher, Janice Hoyle, assistant cafeteria manager (conditional approval), Rochelle Mau, math teacher, Kim Novak, science teacher, and Linda Vibert, child nutrition assistant (conditional approval), all at SMHS.
– Approved Jennifer Atkinson, Edith Callahan, June Clement, Jennifer Galloway, Kayla Hamilton, Kelly Haney, Melissa Keller, Erika Mayhew, Rosanna Pearson and Teresa Sanderson as substitute teachers.
– Accepted as staff coaches Lana Bryson, assistant soccer, Blue Ridge; Megan Brown, head volleyball, Leslie Mathis, assistant girls’ basketball, and Karen Taylor, assistant basketball, all at Cullowhee Valley; Heather Bullock, assistant volleyball, Anna Powell, assistant cheerleading, and Tina Willyard, assistant cheerleading and head volleyball, all at Smokey Mountain Elementary.
– Approved Paul Aloo as a non-staff assistant soccer coach, SMHS.
– Accepted transfers from Tamatha Cave, elementary education, from Scotts Creek to Cullowhee Valley; Tracie Curtis, kindergarten teacher, from Cullowhee Valley to SMES; Catherine DeWeese, ECP teacher, from SMHS to Scotts Creek; Sherri Gibson, from AIG teacher to literary coach, SMHS; Jill Painter, ECP teacher, from School of Alternatives to SMHS; and Heather Sapienza, elementary education teacher, from CVS to Scotts Creek.
Officials also announced the next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be Monday, Sept. 18, at Blue Ridge School. The meeting will start at 6 p.m.
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