*Here is the full list of the district’s new principal appointments:
Chris Earl – The Howard SchoolSteve Henry – Soddy-Daisy HighRobin Copp – Ooltewah HighTodd Stinson – Signal Mountain Middle/HighElaine Harper – Red Bank HighBlake Freeman – Normal Park Museum MagnetJane Reynolds – Soddy-Daisy MiddleRashaad Williams – Brown MiddleAngela Cass – East Ridge MiddleArielle Hayes – Dalewood MiddleTiffany Earvin – Orchard Knob MiddleJeana Turner – Big Ridge ElementaryRuthie Panni – Dupont ElementaryMarthel Young – East Brainerd ElementaryCheri Grant-Guerdon – Rivermont ElementaryBrenda Cothran – Woodmore Elementary
Students walking into 16 Hamilton County schools this fall will be greeted by new principals after district leaders announced new appointments Thursday.
“The more challenging the circumstance, the more leadership matters,” said Hamilton County Schools Chief Academic Officer Jill Levine. “There are great challenges in our schools, but our central office team is ready to work alongside these leaders and support them as they create positive change for students and teachers.”
The future of Ooltewah High School Principal Jim Jarvis was made unclear Thursday after it was announced that Signal Mountain Middle/High Principal Robin Copp will be replacing him.
Jarvis has been under scrutiny since the rape of an Ooltewah High School freshman, allegedly by three of his basketball teammates in December. Central office staff said Thursday afternoon they had not received a retirement notice from Jarvis, but said they could not confirm if he would take a position as an assistant principal.