A fourth administrator has taken over the role of principal of Ooltewah Elementary School in less than a year.
Karen Hollis, a longtime Hamilton County Schools employee, has been named principal of Ooltewah Elementary School in light of former Principal Frank Fischel’s resignation this week.
Hollis came out of retirement to resume the role, she has retired from her role as director of elementary teaching and learning for the district at the end of the 2018-19 school year.
Fischel had only served as principal of the elementary school since February. He had moved to Hamilton County after serving as principal of Mountain View Elementary in Flanders, New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.
Karen HollisBefore Fischel assumed the role, another educator had come out of retirement to serve as interim principal. Former Westview Principal Margo Williams came out of retirement to take the temporary post after former Principal Tom Arnold was removed from his position.