The Wake County school board announced new principals tonight for two schools while moving another principal into an assistant principal's position.

Kelly Aman will become principal of West Millbrook Middle School in North Raleigh with a salary of $89,696. Aman has been an assistant principal at Millbrook High School since 2005.

Robin J. Wahl will now be principal of Northwoods Elementary School in Cary with a salary of $115,014. Wahl has been principal of Weatherstone Elementary School since 1998.

David Newkirk will leave his position as principal of Hunter Elementary School in Raleigh, where he's been at since 2009. Newkirk will now be an assistant principal at Knightdale High School.

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The Wake County school board appointed one principal and three interims principals on Tuesday.

Robert Lewis was hired to be principal of Fox Road Elementary School in North Raleigh with a salary of $106,992. The former longtime Millbrook Elementary School principal has been principal of Ordway Elementary School in Bainbridge Island, Wash., since 2006.

Until Lewis starts, the board reappointed Teresa Abron to stay on as Fox Road's interim principal through the end of June.

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The Wake County school board announced two new principals this evening.

Anthony Muttillo was named principal of Leesville Road High School in North Raleigh with a salary of $98,298. The former Wakefield High assistant principal has been principal of West Millbrook Middle since 2008.

Daniel Simons was hired to be principal of West Lake Elementary School in Apex with a salary of $65,405.60. He's been principal of Irving Elementary School in Milwaukee since 2010.

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Most of the 28 speakers at Thursday's public hearing wanted the Wake County school board to make changes and/or delay a vote on adoption of the new student assignment plan.

As noted in today's article, several speakers referenced Tuesday's election results that brought in three new school board members and could result in a new Democratic majority taking office Dec. 6. Speakers asked for a delay until November or December.

"If the board is willing to wait one month until after we see what the results of the next election are, Mr. Hill’s seat, I believe that the board will begin to come together in a much more dignified way and that the decision that is made will reflect the will of the entire community and not just a narrow majority," said the Rev. Tom Rhodes.

The Wake County school system is touting how things have improved in the district since use of the SAS EVAAS program has increased this school year.

In a school district press release earlier this week, principals say EVAAS is helping them to better educate students and assess teacher effectiveness. Prior to the 2009 school board elections in which the new board members urged the use of EVAAS, the program got a much cooler reception in Wake.

“It’s a wonderful tool,” said East Wake Middle School Principal Nancy Allen in the press release. “With just a click of a mouse and I can find out all kinds of information about my school. That’s how I’ve got to make the decisions about where to take my school.”

A third former educator, Samuel Greene, wants to fill the vacancy on the school board for the District 4 seat in Southeast Raleigh.

Greene, who spent 33 years as an educator and was a principal at West Millbrook Middle School in North Raleigh, submitted his application today. In addition to his professional experience, he cites his lengthy history of community service.

"As a Wake County Public School board member, I would exhibit a strong commitment to working with other board members towards the common goal of providing the best possible education for the children in our district," Greene writes in his application. "My entire professional career has been in the area of working with children, parents and the community."

The school board has voted to back the staff recommendation to move Wood Valley kids out of Leesville Road Middle to West Millbrook Middle.

Board members backed Asst. Supt. Chuck Dulaney's argument that the kids are needed to help make West Millbrook look more like Leesville demographically.

The board hasn't made a decision yet though on whether to make Leesville as the year-round calendar option for Wood Valley. Staff will come back on Monday with more informtion on the issue.