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Pitt County Board honors principals across nine districts during 'Spotlight on Learning'
Summary
The Pitt County Board of Education used its meeting to recognize principals from all nine districts for National Principals Month, highlight school achievements and cite retention and program successes. The superintendent also offered condolences for recent deaths in the school community.
The Pitt County Board of Education recognized principals from every district during its regular meeting, spotlighting National Principals Month and several school-level accomplishments.
Board members and district staff held a standing recognition for building leaders, with Beth Alton introducing the segment and asking board members to honor principals by district. "Principals are more than administrators. They are mentors. They are advocates, problem solvers, and champions for every student and every staff member," Alton said.
The recognition drew short remarks from board members and principals. Board members named principals by district and thanked them for leadership and long hours; Vice Chair Morris Forbes and other members praised principals’ work in student engagement and instructional leadership. The superintendent offered condolences to the families of Diane Joyner, a cafeteria manager at Welcome Middle School, and Elisha Barrett, a North Pitt High School student, and noted the district’s recent statewide standing: "Our scores were 38 in the state," the superintendent said, adding the figure was out of 115 districts.
Board members and principals noted specific school achievements cited in the meeting: Creekside reported a 90% staff retention rate and consecutive increases in proficiency; AG Cox said it had launched 26 clubs with 687 student participants; Innovation Early College received Cognia STEM certification and introduced a new principal. Walcoats (reported as exceeding growth in 2024–25) was singled out by a board member as moving off a low-performing designation.
Board members repeatedly emphasized the pressures of school leadership and gratitude for principals' work. "You get up there at the top spot and you have to answer for everything," one board member said while thanking principals for steady leadership.
The board also noted plans for further celebration: a principal-of-the-year banquet and continuing National Principals Month activities.
The recognition occurred early in the meeting under the agenda item titled "Spotlight on Learning." No formal action or vote was taken as part of the recognition.
