Nearly

20 principal transfers, promotions and job titles

were recommended to the Fayette County Board of

Education Monday night by superintendent Dr. John

DeCotis, and approved unanimously by the

five-member board.

"The

intent of the proposal is to make adjustments in

our organizational structure based on recent

resignations, current job responsibilities of

employees and system-wide needs," DeCotis

said.

The

following changes were made:

-

Move Fred

Oliver from executive director of operations to

assistant superintendent.

-

Change Jerry

Whitaker's title from coordinator of vocational

education and grants to coordinator of vocational

education, land acquisition and facility

planning.

-

Move Dr. Debra

Crockett from the exceptional children department

to the pupil services department.

-

Promote Sam

Sweat from vice principal to principal of Starr's

Mill High School.

-

Promote Barbara

Bakelaar from vice principal to principal of

Rising Starr Middle School to principal of Rising

Starr Middle School.

-

Replace Dr.

Dennis Chamberlain (who is now superintendent of

Lamar County Schools) with an assistant principal

at Starr's Mill High School.

-

Move Juliette

Babb as principal of Fayette Middle School to the

central office as school improvement and grants

assistant.

-

Replace the

coordinator of purchasing with a purchasing

agent. Raise Gerline Evans and Terri Gerhardt to

purchasing agents, raising their pay grade.

-

Move Eddie

Pollard, principal of Flat Rock Middle School, to

principal of Tyrone Elementary School.

-

Move Dr. Mary

Perry from principal of Tyrone Elementary School

to principal of Fayette Evening High School.

-

Open up the

principal's slot at Flat Rock Middle School.

-

Move the

department of human resources to report directly

to Fred Oliver.

-

Move the

directors of elementary and secondary operations

to report directly to the superintendent with

indirect reporting to Fred Oliver and Stuart

Benett.

-

Move Kathy

Smith from superintendent's clerk to secretary to

Annie Masters, who is executive secretary to the

superintendent.

-

Move Lisa

Fitzgerald, Chamberlain's secretary, to work for

the community school to schedule the facilities

for internal and external purposes at the south

complex.

-

Change Mike

Satterfield's title from acting director of

facilities services to director of facilities

services.

-

Change Karen

Spangler's title to social worker.

-

Have principals

evaluated by the superintendent and assistants

instead of the director of operations.

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