Another school

principal is making the transition to the central Board of Education office.

Debbie Wheat,

principal of Oak Grove Elementary School, will join the central office

as reading coordinator as soon as a replacement can be found for her.

The Board of

Education Monday approved the promotion as part of three pages of resignations,

reclassifications and new hires.

Wheat will

continue to serve at Oak Grove while the School System advertises for

and interviews candidates to replace her.

It's hoped

a replacement will be named by October, said system public information

officer Melinda Berry-Dreisbach.

Among other

key promotions, Sandy Creek High School guidance counselor Richard Lorton

was named assistant principal to replace Bob Hokkanen, and J.C. Booth

Middle School teacher Sharlene Patterson moved up to assistant principal

at Sandy Creek to replace Roy Rabold, who recently was named principal

of Fayette County High.