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NAES AND NAHS TO HAVE NEW ADMINISTRATORS

The New Albany School Board has approved several personnel changes in the school district.  Lance Evans was named Principal of New Albany High School and Jamey Wright was named Principal of New Albany Elementary School.  The board approved Talina Knight to serve as a Principal Intern in the district.   

Lance Evans replaces Jay Foster as Principal of NAHS.  Foster recently resigned his position to become Principal of South Panola High School in Batesville.  Evans has been in the district since 2006.  He first served at NAHS as assistant principal for the 2006-2007 school year and has served as Principal at NAES since 2007.  Prior to coming to New Albany, he served as Elementary School Principal and High School Athletic Director at Tremont School in Itawamba County.  Evans began his career in education at Oxford High School where he taught social studies and coached football and powerlifting.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Education from Mississippi State University and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of Mississippi.

NAES Assistant Principal Jamey Wright, will replace Evans as Principal of New Albany Elementary School.  Wright has served NAES as Assistant Principal for the past year.  Before serving in an administrative capacity, Wright was an elementary school teacher at West Union Attendance Center and NAES.  Wright is a graduate of Blue Mountain College with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and holds a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Mississippi. 

Talina Knight will serve as Principal Intern at NAES for the first semester and NAHS for the second semester.  Knight holds a Bachelor of Science in English Education from Mississippi State University, is a National Board Certified Teacher, and is currently a part of the University of Mississippi’s Principal Corps.  She has taught language arts at Tupelo Middle School for the past fourteen years.  Knight has also served as a statewide educational consultant for the Mississippi’s Department of Transportation’s RIDES (Roadways Into Developing Elementary Students) program. 

“We are pleased to be able to fill these positions with these outstanding educators and administrators,” said Charles Garrett, Superintendent of New Albany Schools.  “We are confident that the administrative changes we have made will allow our school district to continue leading the way for excellence in education.”