EDUCATION
New officers to start terms with
N.C. Association of Educators J
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RALEIGH - Mark
Jewell, currently serving
his second term as vice
president of the North
' Carolina Association of
Educators (NCAE), has
been elected as the associa
tion's president. Kristy
Moore, a Winston-Salem
native and a full-release
mentor for Durham Public
Schools, has been elected
to serve as vice president.
Their terms will begin
tomorrow, July 1.
Jewell, a 29-year veter
an educator, is a strong
advocate for children and
educators. He spent 10
years as a classroom
teacher in West Virginia,
and the last 19 years with
Guilford County Schools,
where he taught at Oak Hill
Elementary in High Point
and Murphey
Traditional
Academy in
Greensboro. He
was honored by
being named
Teacher of the
Year at both
schools.
"Public educa
tion is the corner
stone of our
democracy and is North
Carolina's greatest human
and civil right," said
Jewell. "It must continue to
be the equalizer for our
state's children and the
gateway of opportunity for
all in North Carolina."
Jewell is a respected
voice on public education
policy, and is a
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stakeholders at
the local, state,
and national lev
els. He is a for
mer president of
the Guilford
County
Association . of
Educators
(GCAE), and he
served on board ot direc
tors for both NCAE and the
National Education
Association (NEA).
A graduate of Marshall
University in West
Virginia, Jewell earned
both a bachelor's and mas
ter's degree in Elementary
Education.
Moore has
been an educa
tor for 16 years.
Moore most
recently taught
first grade at
Glenn
Elementary
School in
Durham prior
to serving as
nrp.siHpnt r?f thp
Durham Association of
Educators (DAE), an affili
ate of NCAE. She was also
a member of the DAE
board and was an associa
tion representative at her a
school. C
She currently holds the fi
position of NEA director s
on the NCAE board of
directors, and has t
also served as s
Cluster 6 director. d
"I am extremely *
excited to serve S
NCAE members as d
their next vice pros- f
ident," said Moore, li
"NCAE has a great a
deal of work ahead C
in the fight to renew I
North Carolina's
commitment to public edu- 1
cation. I look forward to c
working with newly elect- s
ed president Mark Jewell r
and our leadership team to s
dvocate for North
,'arolina's education, pro
essionals and public
chool students."
Moore is a graduate of
JNC-Greensboro, where
he earned a bachelor's
legree in Birth
Cindergarten Education.
Ihe received a master's
legree in K-6 Education
rom Elon University and
las a license in school
dministration from North
Carolina Central
Jniversity.
NCAE is the state's
argest education advocacy
>rganization for public
chool employees and rep
esents active, retired, and
tudent members.
Jewell
Moore
WS/FCS principals take on new roles
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Five principals in Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Schools have
accepted new positions within the district.
Karen Roseboro will be the Priority
Schools Coordinator; Donna Cannon will
be the Human Resources Director for
Tatent and Professional Development;
Michael Hayes will be the social studies
program manager; Ted Burcaw will be the
principal at Diggs-Latham Elementary;
and Ramona Warren will be the principal
at Morgan Elementary.
Roseboro will be the district's first
Priority School Coordinator. The position
was created to provide support for the 11
federally identified Priority Schools.
Roseboro will be an advocate, coach and
support liaison to the schools, as well as
assist with compliance responsibilities.
Roseboro has been the principal of
North Hills Elementary School since 2009.
Before that, she was the principal of
Shepherd Elementary in Iredell County for
two years. She also served as an assistant
principal at Cash Elementary and worked
as a teacher at Parkland High School and
Wiley Middle School.
Roseboro earned a bachelor's degree
in history from East Carolina University, a
master's degree in educational leadership
from Gardner Webb University, and an
education specialist's degree and a doctor
al degree in educational leadership from
Wingate University.
Cannon has served as the principal at
Diggs-Latham Elementary since 2011. She
was the principal at Cash Elementary for
two years and an assistant principal at Old
Richmond Elementary for three years. She
replaces Paula Wilkins, who was named
principal at Cook Literacy Model School.
Cannon also taught at Moore Magnet
School and Walkertown Elementary
School.
Cannon earned a bachelor's degree in
early childhood/elementary education
from the University of Maryland and a
master's degree from Appalachian State
University.
Cannon will be replaced by Burcaw,
who has been the principal at The
Children's Center since 2014. He was the
principal of Kingswood School from 2010
to 2014 and Cook Elementary from 2004
to 2010. He has also worked as an assistant
principal at Sedge Garden, a home-school
coordinator at Mineral Springs Elementary
and a pastor for the Moravian Church in
America.
He has a bachelor's degree from
Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., and
master's degrees from Moravian
Theological Seminary in Bethlehem and
the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Hayes has been the principal at
Morgan since 2011. Prior to that, he was
the principal at Southwest Elementary
School for four years. He replaces Andrew
Kraft, who is the interim Director of
Accountability. Hayes also served as a
principal intern and teacher for Iredell
County Schools.
Hayes earned a bachelor's degree in
middle grades education and a master's
degree in school administration from
University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
die will be followed at Morgan by
W&en, who has been the principal of
Sedge Garden Elementary for seven years.
Prior to that, she was an assistant principal
of Clemmons Elementary for five years.
Warren taught for 9 years, including sever
al as an exceptional children's teacher at
Clemmons Middle, before becoming a
N.C. Principal Fellow in 2002. She served
her administrative internship at Mineral
Springs Middle and Clemmons
Elementary.
She has a bachelor's degree from Lees
McRae College, a master's degree of arts
from Appalachian State University and a
master's degree in school administration
from the University of North Carolina at
Cannon
Burcaw
Hayes
Roseboro
Warren
McKoy to lead Philo-Hill Magnet in 2016-17
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Essie McKoy will be the principal/executive director
of Philo-Hill Magnet School beginning in 2016-17, as the
school becomes the second of the district's Innovative
Schools.
McKoy has been the principal of Petree Elementary
School since 2012. The school was named a Signature
School in 2015 by the Piedmont Triad Education
Consortium for demonstrating achievement growth in its
students. McKoy will be replacing Kenyatta Bennett, who
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is leaving at the end of the school year
to move to Georgia with his family.
As an Innovative School, McKoy
will have more freedom to design such
aspects of the school as allotments and
budgeting. The school has been desig
nated a Priority School, and the school
will use the transformation reform
model.
McKoy has led Petree since 2012,
and she was also the principal of Hall-Woodward from
2004 to 2012. She was an assistant principal at Mineral
Springs and also taught at Hanes Middle and Petree when
it was a middle school.
McKoy also has been an adjunct professor at ITT
Technical Institute and N.C. A&T State University. She
earned a bachelor's degree in science from Winston
Salem State University, a master of arts degree in middle
grades education from Appalachian State University, and
a specialist in education degree and doctorate in education
from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
McKoy
New principals named for Caleb's Creek, Cash, Petree and Reagan
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Four new principals
have been named to lead
schools in Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools starting with the
2016-17 school year.
Rita McPhatter will be
the principal of Caleb's
Creek Elementary School;
Alicia Bailey will be the
principal of Cash
Elementary School;
Heather Horton will be the
principal of Petree
Elementary School; and
Brad Royal will be the
principal of Reagan High
School.
McPhatter has been the
assistant principal of
Caleb's Creek for six years
and was the assistant prin
cipal of Latham
Elementary for three years.
She has been a curriculum
facilitator and teacher in
Guilford County Schools
and a teacher in Richmond,
Va., and the District of
Columbia. She is replacing
Judy Jones, who is retiring.
McPhatter earned a
bachelor's degree in educa
tion from Bennett College
and a master's degree in
school administration from
the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. \
Bailey is the interim
principal at Southwest
Elementary School. She
has been the assistant prin
cipal at Southwest and at
Ashley IB Magnet School
over the past six years. She
was
named the state's
Outstanding Assistant
Principal of the Year in
2012. Bailey also has
taught and served as a writ
ing specialist and academi
cally gifted specialist in
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools. She is
replacing Kasey Northrop,
who is leaving to be a prin
cipal in her native
Cumberland County.
Bailey earned a bache
lor's degree in elementary
education from North
Carolina A&T State
University and a master's
degree in education from
Winston-Salem State
University.
Horton has been the
district's director of digital
teaching and learning since
2014. In that role, she
helped schools integrate
technology into daily
teaching prac
tices. She also
has worked as
an assistant
principal,
instructional
technology
specialist and
eacher for
Surry County Schools. She
is replacing Essie McKoy,
who will be the principal of
Philo-Hill Magnet School
next year.
Horton earned a bache
lor's degree in science
from Appalachian State
University and a master's
degree in educational lead
ership from High Point
University. She will
receive her doctorate in
educational leadership this
summer from High Point
University.
Royal has been the
principal of Jefferson
Middle School since 2010.
He was an assistant princi
pal at Mount Tabor High
School from 2004 to 2010,
and he has taught and
coached in WS/FCS and
Stokes and Gaston coun
ties. He is replacing Frank
Martin, who is retiring.
He earned a bachelor's
degree in chemistry from
the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte and a
master's degree in school
administration from
Gardner-Webb University.
Bailey
Horton
McPhatter
Royal
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools names four new principals
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Four new principals have been named
to lead schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools starting with the 2016-17
school year.
Scarlet Linville will be the principal of.
Ashley Academy for Cultural and Global
Studies; Tiffany Krafft will be the princi
pal of North Hills Elementary; Donald
Wyatt will be the principal of Sedge
Garden Elementary; and Summer Jackson
will be the principal of Southwest
Elementary.
Linville has been the assistant principal
of Hall-Woodward Elementary since 2013.
She also has been an interim principal, a
curriculum coordinator, a member of the
first cohort of the Piedmont Triad
Leadership Academy and a teachpr in
WS/FCS, Durham Public Schools and the
Middle East. She
is replacing Marie
Hairston, who
resigned.
L i n v i 1 1 e
earned a bacher
lor's degree in
elementary euu- -
cation from North
Carolina Central
University and a master's degree in educa
tional leadership from the.University of
Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom.
Krafft has been the assistant principal
of North Hills since 2010. She has also
worked as a curriculum coordinator,
administrative intern and teacher at several
schools in WS/FCS. She is replacing
Karen Roseboro, who will be the district's
priority schools coordinator.
Krafft earned a bachelor's degree in
elementary education
from the College of Charleston and a mas
ter's degree in school administration from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Wyatt has been the assistant principal
of Sedge Garden since 2013. He has also
worked as a teacher at Union Cross
Elementary and for Craven County
Schools. He is replacing Ramona Warren,
who will be the principal of Morgan
Elementary School next year.
Wyatt earned a bachelor's degree in
science, elementary education, and a mas
ter's degree in school administration from
East Carolina University.
Jackson is the assistant principal of
Piney Grove Elementary and worked in
the same role at Flat Rock Middle from
2011 to 2015. She also has taught sixth and
first grades and worked as a teacher assis
tant for WS/FCS. She is replacing Matt
Dixson, who is now the district's chief
operating officer for human resources.
Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in
social work from Appalachian State
, University, a master's degree in education
from Salem College and a master's degree
in school administration from the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
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Linville
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