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Crowder, Long principals of new schools
Beverly Crowder Lisa Long
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Crowder, Long principals of new schools
Beverly Crowder Lisa Long
Three local educators have been named to the top jobs at the
county’s
two new elementary schools set to open in August.
Beverly T. Crowder, currently the principal at Cluster Springs
Elementary School, will become the principal at the new South Boston
Elementary School. Lisa Long, currently the principal at South of
Dan
Elementary, will become the principal at the new Cluster Springs.
Pamela M. Eakes, principal at Washington-Coleman Elementary School,
will become associate principal at South Boston Elementary School.
The
Cluster Springs assistant position has yet to be filled.
“I think we couldn’t have done much better than we got,” said
Schools
Superintendent Paul Stapleton.The positions were not advertised
outside the county, as requested by the School Board, who hoped to find
suitable applicants from among the rank, he said.While Stapleton said that
the division of responsibilities would be at the head principal’s
discretion, he imagined that the associate principals would assume
oversight of grades K-2, and the head
principals of grades 3-5.The appointments followed an executive
session Thursday night.All appointments are effective July 1.According to
a school system press release, Crowder, who has been an educator for 33
years, began her teaching career at Sydnor Jennings Elementary School and
later moved to Washington-Coleman. She has been the principal of Cluster
Springs for the past 16 years. Crowder holds a bachelor of science degree
in elementary education from St. Paul’s College and a master of science
degree from Longwood University, with an endorsement in elementary
supervisor/elementary principal.
Long began her career in education 22 years ago as a teacher at
South
of Dan. She has worked as a PGT resource teacher and she has been
the
principal of South of Dan for seven years. Long obtained her
bachelor
of science degree in early childhood from Averett University and her
master of science in administration from Longwood University. She
added
her gifted endorsement in 1993.Eakes has been an educator for 27
years, beginning as a teacher at Halifax Elementary School. She also
taught at Clover Elementary School. Eakes has been principal at
Washington-Coleman for five years. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in
social work from Averett
University and completed the requirements for her elementary
education
endorsement. Eakes earned her master of education degree from the
University of Virginia and holds an endorsement in supervision and
administration.
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