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Board accepts personnel recommendations, announces administrative appointments and retirement plans
Summary
After a closed session the board approved personnel recommendations, accepted retirements and announced several July 1 administrative appointments including new principals and a director of federal programs.
The Lenoir County Board of Education approved personnel recommendations after a closed session on June 2 and announced a series of administrative appointments effective July 1.
The board moved into closed session under North Carolina statutes to consider confidential personnel matters. After returning to open session, the board approved the superintendent’s personnel recommendations by voice vote.
The superintendent announced the following appointments and transitions: Jeremy Barnett will be principal of Whittington Middle School; Richard Kermit (principal of Northeast Elementary, as recorded) will become Director of Federal Programs following Beverly Key’s retirement effective June 30; Catherine Lynch will be principal of Moss Hill Elementary School; Nicole Hathaway will be principal of Northeast Elementary School; and Caroline Sedris Stucker will serve as assistant principal at CSS K‑8. The district plans a retirement celebration and a breakfast for Beverly Key on July 10.
Why it matters: administrative leadership changes affect school leadership, program continuity and personnel assignments for the upcoming school year. The board’s approval of personnel recommendations followed the procedures described in closed session and the public announcements detailed the district’s leadership transitions.
Next steps: appointments take effect July 1; staff will support transitions at each school and notify community stakeholders as appropriate.
