The Wake County school board appointed three top administrators and a principal last week.

Howard "Todd" Wirt was hired to become the assistant superintendent for academics with a salary of $120,000. Wirt has been the executive director for secondary education for the Mooresville Graded School District since 2011.

Clinton Robinson will become the southwestern area superintendent with a salary of $120,000. He had been principal of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School since September.

For you Wake Forest-Rolesville High School parents wondering about your new principal, the signs seem to look good.

The Fayetteville Observer has posted an article today that describes Clinton Robinson as having "led a remarkable turnaround at E.E. Smith High School, The article says E.E. Smith went from being a low-performing school threatened with closure by Superior Court Judge Howard Manning to now having a passing rate of more than 80 percent on state exams.

"I see a bright, bright future for him," said Cumberland County Superintendent Frank Till about Robinson in the article.

Robinson said in the article he was recruited by Wake to work at Wake Forest-Rolesville High to replace Tina Hoots, who retired.

The Wake County school board filled two of the district's top administrative positions tonight and appointed a new principal for Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.

Cathy Moore was named to the new position of deputy superintendent for school performance, where she will be in charge of academics. Moore, whose salary was not immediately known, has been the area superintendent for Central Wake since 2008 and before then was principal of Sanderson High School.

Judith Peppler was hired for the new position of chief transformation officer, where her duties will include overseeing student assignment, long-range planning and professional development.

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