Filling of Some Administrative Positions Opens Others | Eastern North Carolina Now

News Release:

    Dale Cole, current principal of Chocowinity Middle School, was approved as the new principal of Southside High School during the July 16 meeting of the Beaufort County Board of Education.

    Cole has been with the district since he began teaching English at Southside High School in August of 2000. He began his administrative career as an assistant principal at Washington High School in 2006 and moved to the principal position at P.S. Jones Middle School in 2009. Cole took over as principal at Chocowinity Middle School in 2011. Last fall, Cole was named the Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year.

    Crystal Dixon has been named the new assistant principal of Chocowinity Middle School. Dixon, who joined Beaufort County Schools in 2000 as a teacher at Chocowinity Primary School, was a participant in the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program. She joined Northeast Elementary School as assistant principal in August of 2011.

    "This time of year often brings transitions involving staff," explained Dr. Don Phipps, Superintendent of Beaufort County Schools. "When this does happen, we are so fortunate to have such a talented pool of prospects already on the Beaufort County Schools team."

    The search will begin to hire a principal at Chocowinity Middle School as well as an assistant principal for Northeast Elementary School.

    Sarah Hodges
    Public Information Officer
    Beaufort County Schools
      252.946.6593 office
      252.402.5834 cell
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