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Board approves slate of administrative appointments, including assistant principals and school leaders
Summary
The Osceola County School Board approved a series of administrative appointments that named principals and assistant principals at several district schools and confirmed two district-level leadership hires.
The Osceola County School Board approved a slate of administrative appointments, confirming district- and school-level leaders including an assistant superintendent for elementary schools and multiple principals and assistant principals.
Why it matters: the appointments place leadership teams in position ahead of the new school year and name administrators who will direct curriculum, school-opening efforts and student services.
Board members moved and approved the appointments by voice vote. The board approved Monique Machado as assistant superintendent for elementary schools and Dr. Tammy Geary as director of curriculum and instruction; the motion to approve those district-level appointments was made by Ms. Garcia and seconded by Ms. Castillo, and the board voted "Aye."
The board also approved a sequence of school-level principals and assistant principals. Among the confirmed appointments were: - Dr. Nigel Pule (planning principal for a new high school), who spoke briefly about his commitment to community leadership. - Dr. Ashley Langley, principal of Highlands Elementary. - Seth Dobbs, principal of Mill Creek Elementary. - Amanda DeWright, principal of Central Avenue Elementary. - Marlenis Vargas Ortiz, assistant principal of Neptune Elementary. - Renell Noreen, assistant principal of Liberty High School. - Ben Johnston, assistant principal for Discovery Intermediate. - Yolanda Polanco, assistant principal of Cross Prairie K–8. - Brianna Wilkerson, assistant principal of Osceola High School. - Erica Hare, assistant principal of Knights Point K–8.
Several appointees offered brief remarks of thanks and noted mentors and family members in attendance. All of the appointments were processed during the consent/appointments portion of the meeting and were approved by motions and voice votes recorded as "Aye"; where a motion and second were recorded in the transcript, the motion maker or seconder was noted on the record.
No board debate over the individual appointment qualifications was recorded in the minutes beyond brief introductions and applicant remarks; the board congratulated the new administrators and acknowledged the district's staffing work.
The appointments were procedural approvals; the board did not attach conditions to the appointments during the meeting.
