The Granville County Board of Education approved more leadership changes at a called meeting on Tuesday, June 29, further consolidating programs and services at the district level as it continues to focus on efficiency and making best use of resources.
The board also announced that Kevin Ferrell will be the new principal at South Granville High School. Ferrell began his education career at the Creedmoor school in 1994 as a social studies teacher. He returns to the district after serving nine years as an assistant principal in Wake County.
Two assistant principals also were named at the meeting. Shana Harris will serve at Butner-Stem Elementary and Sophelia McMannen will be at SGHS, according to information from Dr. Stan Winborne, associate superintendent for the district and public information officer.
In addition to these school-based changes, the board also approved staffing changes to the district’s leadership structure. “The changes made represent significant reduction in staff and reassignment of duties which will increase efficiencies, reduce costs and better strategically position the district for the future,” Winborne stated.
The board approved the changes, which includes elimination of one assistant superintendent position, as well as reducing from 16 to 12 director-level positions, all based at the district offices. The curriculum & instructions and student services departments underwent a restructure as part of the process and additional district-based positions were shifted to school-based positions, Winborne stated. The district will use grant funding to pay for school-based positions, he added.
The following changes in personnel and roles were approved:
- Lauren Curtis – Senior Director of Student Services (Central Services)
- Anikko Gorham – Senior Director of Exceptional Children’s Program (Central Services)
- Shelby Hunt – Grants Manager and Special Projects Manager (Central Services)
- Michele Robinson – Northern Regional Lead (based at CG Credle ES)
- Tonya Thomas – Southern Regional Lead (based at SGHS)
- Pauletta Thompson – Senior Director of Federal Programs and Strategic innovation (Central Services)
- Felisha Whitaker – Director of Elementary Education (Central Services)
- Angie Salisbury – Director of Career and Technical Education and Secondary Education
In the press release, Superintendent Dr. Alisa McLean stated, “Just as our board is taking on the difficult task of school reorganization, so too must we streamline staffing in our central services. These changes will also eliminate our reliance on state and local dollars. We must capture efficiencies and reduce staffing while maintaining quality support and excellent services for our students and staff.”