Qualified principals waiting in the wings
For the second straight summer, there will be many trips made to the principal’s office. Only these trips won’t be made by students – but by movers.
Warren County schools will be under the direction of three new principals next year. This comes after four principal positions were shuffled before the start of this year.
While local principals have piled up their share of frequent flier miles, this county is fortunate to boast so many quality educators. Through all the transitions, our schools have remained in capable hands.
The upcoming changes appear no different – even though the county is losing almost 100 years of teaching experience with the retirements of principals Troy Jones (38 years), Bob Bonner (31 years) and Donna Trevathan (30 years).
Their jobs now fall in the very capable hands of three other longtime educators in Betty Wood, Marsha Newman and Bonnie Collier. The Standard expects all three to do a first-rate job of serving the school system and the children of this county.
Wood, the new principal at Warren County Middle School, has an abundance of experience teaching and coaching on virtually every end of the county. She’s taught at Morrison, Centertown and Irving College, and she also has experience at the high school level. On top of that, Wood has been an assistant principal at WCMS so she knows the students and she knows the system.
Newman will take the reins at West Elementary and it won’t be her first venture into administration. She has previously served as an assistant principal and has been in education for 23 years.
Collier returns for her second tenure as Bobby Ray’s principal. She was instrumental in creating the school and served as its first principal. Since then, she’s been in the classroom as part of her 21 years in education.
Warren County is losing 99 years of dedication and service with the retirements of Trevathan, Jones and Bonner. We thank them for everything they’ve done to make our schools operate safely and efficiently while always trying to explore new educational options.
In their place, the county is getting three women with 67 years of experience. All know their way around a classroom and have previous experience in administration. We are confident they will continue the goal of striving for excellence and helping our children learn to the best of their abilities.