School board approves two principal hires for Central High School and Rimrock Elementary

The Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 board approved two administrative hires at a special meeting, voting to appoint Zebulon Hayward as principal at Central High School and Emily Curry as principal at Rimrock Elementary School.

The nut graf: Board members described both candidates as experienced administrators and noted their biographical summaries are available in the board packet on the district website.

Board Chair (or presiding director) asked for a motion to approve the two hires; a motion was made to approve both candidates. Director Chavez voted in favor, followed by Director Heights and Director Jones. The motion carried.

When asked if he wished to comment, Dr. Hill said the candidates "are both very experienced, administrators, and have experience that I think will lend very well to the schools that they're stepping into." He added that the candidates were "really excited to be at both of these schools, and that was very evident throughout the interview process." Board members congratulated the appointees and noted interview materials are available in the posted board packet.

The meeting record notes that Zebulon Hayward is recommended for Central High School and Emily Curry is recommended for Rimrock Elementary; the board packet includes bulleted background information for each candidate. The transcript records that Hayward is coming from Palisade and Curry is coming from Dos Rios. The effective start dates for the appointments were not specified in the meeting transcript.

No amendments or conditions to the hires were recorded during the vote.