Principal moves

Monique Brooks-Wallace is out as principal at High Point Andrews H.S. It is somewhat significant because she was swifted in on the promise of attempting to do great things at Andrews. Did any of them materialize though? Well, if you count the technology magnet, the health sciences magnet or the aviation academy magnet programs that had surfaced there in her short tenure, then yes. If you look at the declining enrollment and its continuing struggle to get off the state's watch list, then no.

Point blank, Andrews wasn't always in a precarious position...it always was...and still is a crown jewel of High Point. Forced busing didn't help matters much through the years and ineffective leadership among school board representatives didn't help either.

I will say this...very few people that I taught with at Andrews who were there in 2005-06 are still there; many have left. The school needs stability.

But the school may be in good hands. Rodney Wilds, current principal at Jackson Middle School, will be Wallace's successor.

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Other principalships, via GCS:

Gay Citty, an instructional improvement officer for the district, will be principal at Morehead Elementary. In 2008, she received the Central Office Administrator of the Year award from the North Carolina Association of Educators. Prior to serving in central administration, Citty was the principal at Gibsonville Elementary from 2003 to 2006.

William Laine, principal at Kernodle Middle, will be the principal at Northern High, effective July 1. Since 1998, Laine has held positions as a science teacher, assistant principal and middle school principal. This year at Kernodle Middle, he worked to create a staff culture built around collaboration and strengthened community relations by establishing a monthly parent communication forum.

E.C. :)