Board names assistant principal at Blue Ridge

By Lynn Hotaling

Local school officials filled one of four school administrative vacancies Monday (June 23) by naming an assistant principal for the county's smallest school.

Veteran Fayetteville educator Kelly Sports-Evans will take over as second-in-command at K-12 Blue Ridge School in southern Jackson County, Superintendent Mack McCary said Tuesday. Sports-Evans will fill the vacancy left when former Assistant Principal Roy Douthitt was named principal earlier this month.

Douthitt replaced Lib Balcerek, who retired in May.

Assistant principal vacancies remain at Fairview, where Assistant Principal Dennis Proffitt will replace Principal Sue Nations, who is leaving the school to become assistant superintendent; Smoky Mountain High, where Assistant Principal Tinnie Salzano stepped down to return to the classroom; and at Scotts Creek, where Assistant Principal Steve Jones was recently transferred to the Central Office to be director of school system improvement.

McCary said he expects the assistant principal vacancies to be filled in July.

Another position he expects to fill in the next month or so is school system vocational director, the superintendent said. Though Jackson County has had a full-time vocational director in the past, Arlin Middleton, who will retire at the end of August, has directed both vocational education and maintenance for the past six years.

Though Jones is going to the Central Office as Middleton's replacement, vocational supervision duties will not be part of Jones's new job, McCary said.

- Board members made a number of personnel decisions.

Employment was approved for the following:
Blue Ridge - Jennifer Galloway, physical education teacher.

Fairview - Holly Whisnant and Jeri Hensley, kindergarten teachers; Jessyca Tramble, first-grade; and Amanda Dills, K-8 music.

Scotts Creek - Tammy Cabe, first-grade; Carol Gann, middle grade social studies; Mary Ward, AIG teacher/teacher assistant; and Robin Randall, counselor.

Smokey Mountain Elementary - Crystal Johnson and Jolien Collura, first grade; Sarah Wilson, fourth grade; Charity Lambert, sixth-grade math; Jennifer Napert, seventh-grade math; Sandy Burns, middle grade language; and Bridgett Pasitti, AIG/middle school lead teacher.

SMHS - Lisa Burkle, health occupations; Linda Haggard, chorus; and Ryan Morgan, summer school teacher assistant.

Summer programs - Amanda Corn, Summer Adventures; and Brenda Dellinger, summer autism assistant.

Administrative contracts were renewed for Theresa Peters, CVS principal, and Larry McDonald, half-time health and physical education coordinator.

Retirement was approved for Madge Stillwell, kindergarten teacher, Fairview; and retirement with interim contract was approved for Brenda Deitz, school board and superintendent assistant.

Resignations were accepted from Linda Cook, CVS custodian; Joe Burgess, CVS math teacher; Elizabeth Rall, Scotts Creek counselor; Janet Davis, Scotts Creek teacher assistant; Rodena McSpadden, ECP assistant, SMHS; and Cindy McElprang, secretary/bookkeeper, SMES.

Floyd Bateman was approved as a substitute teacher, and Sherry Baucom was approved as a bus driver.

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