PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Zina McGowan-Thomas , Public Information Officer, 301-475-5511, ext. 193

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

LEONARDTOWN, MD – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Michael J. Martirano , announces administrative appointments made by the Board of Education at its meeting of May 26, 2009.

The Board appointed Ms. Kelly Courtney to the position of assistant principal at George Washington Carver Elementary School .  Ms. Courtney currently serves as a vice principal at Berry Elementary School in the Charles County Public School System.  She began her career in education in 1993 as middle school science teacher at John Hanson Middle School in Waldorf, MD.   Ms. Courtney earned a Master of Science degree in curriculum and instruction from Western Maryland College and a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Slippery Rock University .

Additionally, the Board appointed Mr. Curtis Alston to the position of assistant principal at Lexington Park Elementary School .  Mr. Alston is currently serving as the dean of students at Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, MD.   His experience also includes serving as a 6^th grade mathematics teacher at Salisbury Middle School . He obtained a Master’s degree in education administration from Salisbury University and a Bachelor’s degree in human service systems from the University of Massachusetts , in Boston, MA .

Ms. Audrey Ellis was named assistant principal at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School .  Ms. Ellis currently serves as an assistant principal at Fossil Hill Middle School in Fort Worth, TX .  Her experience also includes serving as a mathematics teacher and department co-chair, a science teacher, and a physical education teacher.  She obtained a Master of Science degree in education from McDaniel College and a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of Hartford , in West Hartford, CT.

These appointments become effective July 1, 2009.