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School board approves slew of principal changes

Submitted by KeungHui on 06/07/2011 - 22:29
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The Wake County school board appointed five principals tonight while moving four principals to assistant principal posts.

Gregory Butler was named principal of North Garner Middle School with a salary of $92,707.68. He has been an assistant principal at Southeast Raleigh High since 2009.

Carmen Graf was named principal of Banks Road Elementary School in Fuquay-Varina with a salary of $73,803.68. Graf has been an assistant principal at Timber Drive Elementary since October.

Robert Grant was named principal of Lacy Elementary School in Raleigh with a salary of $86,525. He's been an assistant principal at Briarcliff Elementary since 2008.

Grant is also the son of Gerald Grant, who wrote the book "Hope and Despair in the American City: Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh."

Nanette Lavery was named principal of Olive Chapel Elementary School in Apex with a salary of $103,078.56. She's been an assistant principal at Lake Myra Elementary since 2009.

Katie McMahon was named principal of Wiley Elementary School in Raleigh with a salary of $73,879.62. McMahon has been an assistant principal at Joyner Elementary since September.

Jennifer Carnes was transferred from principal of Wilburn Elementary School in North Raleigh to assistant principal at East Wake School of Engineering Systems. She had been at Wilburn since 2006.

Pamela Johnson was transferred from principal of Brentwood Elementary School in North Raleigh to assistant principal at Reedy Creek Middle School. She had been at Brentwood since 2006.

Annice Williams was transferred from principal of Barwell Road Elementary School in Southeast Raleigh to assistant principal at Poe Elementary School. She had been at Barwell since 2006.

Wilburn, Brentwood and Barwell are among the new Renaissance Schools in which the staff, including the principals, had to reapply if they wanted to keep their jobs. Even then, it didn't guarantee they'd be asked to stay.

Mary Rich was transferred from principal of Carroll Middle School in North Raleigh to assistant principal at Fuquay-Varina Elementary School. She had been at Carroll from 2004 to January.

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Does anyone know where the

Mon, 06/13/2011 - 14:18 — danofnc

Does anyone know where the current principal at Banks Road is going?

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