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Jamie Smith joins two Hoover City Schools faculties Jamie Smith joins the Hoover City Schools family this school year in a unique role: assistant principal at two Hoover schools. Smith will spend part of her day at Brock’s Gap Intermediate School and part of her day at Deer Valley Elementary School. Her roles will range from Extended Day Programs and teacher evaluations to professional development, discipline and supervision. Smith comes to Hoover City Schools directly from Pelham City
Schools, where she served to elementary,” Smith as an assistant principal at says. “It’s an honor and a Pelham High School. She privilege to be a part of has also worked in school the Hoover community.” systems in Georgia and Smith holds degrees north Alabama, teaching from Jacksonville State 6-12 English, journalism, University, Columbus SAT Prep, computer State University, Troy applications, keyboarding University and Samford and technology. University. She, along Jamie Smith “My administration with husband Greg and experience has taken me their son Jonah, enjoy family time, from high school to elementary movies and the beach. back to high school, and now back
Spain Park hires assistant principal
SPHS ranked among best high schools Spain Park High School received national recognition, ranking among the best public high schools in America. U.S. News and World Report paired with social science research firm RTI International to produce the 2015 Best High Schools list, examining more than 21,000 schools across the country. Schools were evaluated on two key factors: “That great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic
outcomes to show it is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators,” the U.S. News and World Report methodology read. According to U.S. News and World Report, the final list was compiled through a three-step process. U.S. News and World Report awarded Spain Park a bronze-level medal, recognizing the school as one of the best public high schools in the country. Spain Park High School also ranked among the best public high schools in Alabama.
Josh Britnell has joined the Spain Park High School administrative team as assistant principal. He takes the position of Larry Giangrosso, who was appointed as the new principal of Spain Park High School earlier this year. Josh Britnell Britnell comes to this new role directly from Shelby County Schools, where he served as an assistant principal at Chelsea High School. Some of his responsibilities at Spain Park High School will include discipline, attendance, teacher evaluations and school safety. Prior to his administrative roles, Britnell taught math for eight years at Homewood High School and coached baseball and basketball, also at Homewood. October 2015 | Hoover’s Magazine •
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