At its October 6 meeting, the Board of Education named Deborah Edwards principal at Salem Elementary School.
Edwards has served as assistant principal of Salem Elementary since 2001. Prior to that, she was a teacher At Reedy Creek Elementary, Leesville Road High and Cary High. She also worked as the Peace College director of athletics. Edwards was the WCPSS Assistant Principal of the Year in 2007.
The board named retired principal Sue King as interim principal at Creech Road Elementary. Before retiring, King served as principal of Timber Drive Elementary and Vandora Springs Elementary. King was an assistant principal at Aversboro Elementary and a teacher at Vandora Springs Elementary.
The board named the following assistant principals: Laura Brown at Davis Drive Middle and Deborah Clifton-Henry at Lufkin Road Middle. Retired principal Craig Matthews was named assistant principal at Lockhart Elementary.