The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Board of School Trustees tonight approved new individuals in school leadership positions, as well as positions that have been restructured for the 2013-14 school year.
These positions include new leadership roles:
· Principal at New Tech Institute: Christopher Gibson, formerly a counselor at Central High School. Gibson replaces Mike Allen who resigned effective the end of this school year. He has a B.S. degree from the University of Southern Indiana and a Master of Arts from Western Kentucky University. He holds certifications in school services as a school counselor and in grades 5-12 biology and chemistry.
· Principal at Daniel Wertz Elementary School: Douglas Mills, formerly assistant principal at Lodge Community School. Mills holds a B.S. degree from Indiana State University and a Master of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is certified as a building level administrator for all schools and as a teacher of choral music, grades K-12. Prior to Lodge he was principal at New Harmony School. He replaces Michael Taylor who is moving to Tekoppel Elementary.
· Assistant Principal at Lodge Community School: Amy Godbout, formerly assistant principal at Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, IN, since 2010. She replaces Douglas Mills who moved to Daniel Wertz. Godbout holds a B.S. degree from Butler University and a Master of Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is certified as a building level administrator and instructionally in general education grades 1-6 (7/8 ND) and learning disabled and seriously emotionally handicapped, K-12.
· Director of Fine Arts: Dwight Emmert, formerly vocal music teacher at Reitz High School, High School Honors Band director and coordinator of instrumental music for the EVSC since 2008. He holds a B.S. degree from Indiana State University and a Master of Arts degree from Nova Southeastern University.
· Principal at Delaware K-6: James Nathan Steele, formerly Title 1, Grade 5 and 6 teacher at Delaware School. Steele has a B.S. degree from the University of Evansville and a Master of Education degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. He is certified as a building level administrator for all schools and in general education and social studies grades 1-6 (7/8 ND).
Restructured Positions:
· Chief Academic Officer: Velinda Stubbs, formerly director of language arts literacy support. Stubbs has been with EVSC for nearly 34 years and replaces Daniel Ulrich who is moving to the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center.
· Director of Career, Technical, and Adult Education: Daniel Ulrich, who was formerly the chief academic officer has been with the EVSC for 39 years. Ulrich is replacing Barbara Bennett, who is retiring this spring.
· Director of Language Arts Literacy Support: Jacqueline Kuhn, formerly principal at Cedar Hall Community School, who has been with the EVSC for 28 years, is replacing Velinda Stubbs in her role as director of language arts literacy support.
· Principal of Cedar Hall Community School: Todd Slagle, formerly principal at Delaware K-6, who has been with the EVSC for 17 years. Slagle replaces Jaqueline Kuhn who is moving to administration.
· Principal at Cynthia Heights Elementary: Sally Bagby, formerly principal at Tekoppel Elementary. Bagby has been with the EVSC for 32 years and will fill the position vacated by Lee Ann Shields, who is retiring.
· Principal at Tekoppel Elementary: Michael Taylor, formerly principal of Daniel Wertz Elementary. Taylor has been with the EVSC for 25 years, and is replacing Sally Bagby who is moving to Cynthia Heights.
· Assistant Principals at Glenwood Leadership Academy: Angela Oliver and Carrie Terry will be at Glenwood Leadership Academy.
