Personnel Changes Announced For New School Year

Huntsville, TN (2011-08-11) With the new school year underway, Scott County Director of Schools Bill Hall announced a host of personnel changes for the 2011-2012 school year at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Scott County Board of Education held Thursday night in Huntsville.

In his personnel report to the Scott County Board of Education, Director Bill Hall informed the Scott County Board of Education of several personnel changes for the new school year.

Harvey Keith Shannon has been named the new Assistant Principal at Scott County School. Shannon replaced Melissa Rector, who was named Principal after Hall was appointed Director of Schools. Other changes at Scott High included: Jared Laverdiere, PE instructor and head basketball coach; Mark Profitt, assistant football coach; Jordan Jeffers, PE instructor and assistant football coach; Keith Murley, Drivers Education teacher; Broderick Gillespie, Technology Intervention and assistant football coach; Benjamin Bruce, teacher, and Janilee Lowe, full time cook.

Other school assignments included:

Burchfield Elementary – Cynthia Mabry, teacher; Amy Barnes, Special Education teacher assistant; and Melanie Muse, cook;

Huntsville Elementary – Amie Boatwright and Verna Posey, special education teacher assistants; and Laura Lawson, reassigned from special education teacher assistant to teacher;

Huntsville Middle School – Stephen Burress, transferred from Robbins Elementary to PE instructor and head football coach; Chasity Coffey, teacher, Beth Butts, teacher assistant; Mary King transferred from attendance monitor to secretary; and Misty Robbins transferred from teacher assistant to attendance monitor. Jessica Boshears was hired as school nurse at the Huntsville complex.

Robbins Elementary – Gary Pike, custodian; and,

Winfield Elementary – Franklin Carroll, teacher assistant.

Countywide personnel changes included: Melody Chambers, coordinated school health assistant.

Substitute teachers hired in August included: Kayla Watson and Aaron Lloyd. Substitute cooks included: Linda Goad and Vanessa Kennedy.

At the school bus garage, several driver changes were made: Drivers reassigned included: Leon Posey, Jr., Danielle Rogers, Chad Rogers and Collette Hickey. Debra Keeton was moved from a special education route to a regular run, while Ulyous Hamby was transferred from full time bus driver to special needs. Esley Day was promoted from part time to full time driver status. Long time driver Roy Young retired in July, while Ricky Shelton and Tim Owens resigned.

Other resignations from the district included: Kim Hardesty, administrative assistant; and Chris Poore, head boys basketball coach at Scott High School.

Leaves of absence were granted to: Josephine Phillips, cafeteria manager at Burchfield Elementary; Alma Wilson, administrative assistant at Winfield Elementary; and Rebecca King, an instructor at Scott High School.

Personnel action taken by the Board of Education included the creation of two new staff positions, a custodian at Burchfield Elementary and a part time teacher at Huntsville Middle School.