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Pinellas School Board Appoints Three Principals

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The School Board also appointed two new administrators.

PINELLAS COUNTY – The Pinellas County School Board appointed three new principals and two district administrators during its Tuesday (June 6) meeting.

The principals and the director of school transformation will begin their new jobs July 1. The new manager of talent acquisition will assume his role June 26.

The new principals:

Richard F.  Knight, assistant principal of Sawgrass Lake Elementary School, was named principal of Curtis Fundamental  Elementary.
Bonita S. Paquette, assistant principal of Skyview Elementary School, was named principal of Westgate Elementary School.
Darlene  K.  Lebo, assistant principal of St. Petersburg High School, was named principal of St. Petersburg High School.

Board members approved Tzeporaw Sahadeo as director of school transformation. Sahadeo, principal of Sandy Lane Elementary School, has also served as a teacher and an assistant principal in Hillsborough County, an instructional leader/principal for Florida Virtual Schools in Orlando, a director of HOPE Educational Opportunities, and an educational consultant/staff developer with Marzano Center, Learning Sciences International.

Sahadeo earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology, a master’s of Public Health degree in Health Policy and Programs, and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of South Florida.

The board also approved Carlmon J. Jones as manager of talent acquisition. Jones, an assistant principal at Pinellas Park Middle School, began his employment with Pinellas County Schools in 1998. He has served as a substitute teacher, a classroom teacher at Lakewood High School, and an assistant principal at Dixie Hollins High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from North Carolina Central University  and  a  master’s degree in Educational  Leadership  from  the  Nova  Southeastern University.

For information about Pinellas schools, go to pcsb.org.

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