The Granville County Board of Education announced several changes in leadership roles across the district at its meeting on Monday, Feb. 7.
Beth Day, who has been assistant superintendent of finance for GCPS for 14 years, will leave her post at the end of February. Day has accepted the position of chief financial officer for “Voices Together,” a non-profit that provides music therapy for children with special needs.
Vickie Hines, the district’s finance and early childhood coordinator, will fill in as interim finance direction, beginning Mar. 1, until a new finance director is named. Hines has served previously as assistant finance officer.
The board announced that Shelby Hunt will be the new senior director of federal programs. Hunt, who has worked in the district for 23 years. She has had numerous roles, including classroom teacher and principal. Most recently, she was grants and special projects manager, which included managing Title I funds for the district.
The board also accepted the resignation of Mt. Energy Elementary Principal Billy Moore.
Assistant Principal Kimberly McNeill will serve as interim principal until a new principal is named.
In a written statement from GCPS, Day said that she will miss her colleagues. “You are all so much more than coworkers and I know you will continue to do great things for the children of Granville County.”
She continued by saying, “As many of you know, my son, Will, had special needs during his short life and music was a window to his soul. I am passionate about both honoring Will’s memory and helping others that are going through similar challenges as we have faced. I am excited about the opportunity to meet those life goals through this new role at Voices Together.”