Robin Copp announced as new principal of Signal Mountain Middle High School

Sale Creek Middle High School principal Robin Copp has been named as the new principal of Signal Mountain Middle High School in second round of principal reassignments announced by the Hamilton County Department of Education today.

Current Signal principal Tom McCullough announced his retirement Wednesday morning. At the time, he and District 2 Hamilton County School Board member Chip Baker said they had no knowledge when a replacement would be named, or who it would be.

10 additional principals were reassigned:

* LeAndrea Ware, currently principal at East Lake Academy, will become the director of the district’s new “Innovation Zone” (I-Zone).

* LaKesha Carson, currently assistant principal at Orchard Knob Middle school, will become Principal at East Lake Academy, replacing LeAndrea Ware.

* Tobin Davidson, currently principal at Soddy Daisy Middle School, will become principal at Sale Creek Middle / High School.

* Blake Freeman, currently assistant principal at Normal Park (upper school), will become principal at Soddy Daisy Middle School.

* Lee Sims, currently serving as interim principal at Hixson High School, will become the principal of that building.

* Stephanie Hinton, currently principal at Red Bank Elementary School, will become principal at East Side Elementary.

* Haley Brown, currently assistant principal at Normal Park (lower school), will become principal at Red Bank Elementary.

* Kelly Coffelt, currently assistant principal at CSLA, will become principal at CSAS (K-5).

* Joyce Lancaster, currently assistant principal at East lake Elementary, will become principal at East Lake Elementary.

* Kimberly Roden, currently assistant principal at Battle Academy, will become principal at Soddy Elementary.