Ten Cumberland County schools to get new principals next year
At least 10 Cumberland County schools will have new principals next year.
The Board of Education approved eight principal assignments at its meeting Tuesday after recommendations from Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr., according to a statement released by Cumberland County Schools. Board approval was required because the principals were being promoted from assistant principal positions.
The other two schools will have leaders who are transferring from principal positions in other schools, according to a separate statement released by the school system. Connelly announced those transfers and other leadership moves at the meeting.
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Casey Yates, who has been an assistant principal at Gray’s Creek High School, will become the principal of Brentwood Elementary School. Yates started her career with the school district in 2004 as a teacher.
Catherine Abraham-Johnson, who also came to Cumberland County as a teacher in 2004, will be the new principal of E.E. Miller Elementary School. She is now an assistant principal at Terry Sanford High School.
Tiffany Eakins, who is now a K-5 English Language Arts Curriculum Specialist for the district, will become the new principal of Elizabeth Cashwell Elementary School. She came to the school district in 2009 as a teacher.
Ayanna Richard will be the new principal of Howard Learning Academy. She came to the school district in 2020 and is serving as Exceptional Children’s Director.
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Waylinda Williams, who has been serving as assistant principal at Ponderosa Elementary School for almost eight years will become principal at the school. She has served in Cumberland County Schools since 2000.
Elizabeth Blue, who has been assistant principal at Howard Hall Elementary School since 2017, will become principal of Raleigh Road Elementary School. She has served the school district for 13 years.
Queesha Tillman, who is now assistant principal at Loyd Auman Elementary School, will become principal of Seventy-First Classical Middle School. She was the school district’s 2022 Assistant Principal of the Year.
Anita McLaughlin, who is now an assistant principal at Douglas Byrd Middle School, will be principal of Sunnyside Elementary School. McLaughlin has worked for the school district since 2003.
Niesha Witherspoon, who is now principal at Elizabeth Cashwell Elementary School, will become principal of Seventy-First High School.
Todd Yardis, who is principal at Seventy-First Classical Middle School, will be principal of Warrenwood Elementary School.
Others transferring to new positions are Allen Hines as an exceptional children's assessment consultant; Reggie Pinkney as an instructional materials facilitator; Myron Williams as transportation supervisor; and Kim Robertson as a principal on loan.
Local news editor Steve DeVane can be reached at sdevane@fayobserver.com.
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