With the start of school less than a week away, the Columbus Municipal School District is rushing to fill key positions and personnel vacancies.
It has been a summer of transition for the district, with Columbus High School and Columbus Middle School both taking heavy hits in the administrative shuffle.
During a special meeting Tuesday morning, the board of trustees announced the finalization of three top spots, with three new assistant principals joining the three new principals named earlier this summer. Personnel changes were also announced for 22 additional certified and non-certified staff positions.
Lori Cargile and Evan Caine have accepted new posts as assistant principals at the high school, and Alfred Brandon will be an assistant principal at the middle school.
Cargile had served as director of the high school’s International Baccalaureate program since 2004. She is certified in biology and is a graduate of Mississippi University for Women and Arkansas State University.
Caine joins the district after stints in Memphis and Tunica County, where he was an elementary and middle school teacher and a principal.
Brandon, who has taught at CMS since 2006, is a graduate of Columbus High, Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi State University.
In June, Columbus High Assistant Principal Jill Savely advanced to take the helm, replacing former CHS principal Scott Hallmark, who is now principal of North Pike High School in Summit.
At Columbus Middle School, Assistant Principal Freda Dismukes moved up to take the spot vacated by former Principal Cindy Wamble, who retired from the district to accept a position as principal of Heritage Elementary.
Carmen K. Sisson is the former news editor at The Dispatch.
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