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Cleveland hired as assistant superintendent

The Franklin County Board of Education approved the recommendation of Superintendent Greg Hamilton and hired Johnny Cleveland as Assistant Superintendent/Transportation Supervisor at its May 15th meeting.

Cleveland has been serving as the system's federal programs director after replacing Tilda Sumerel when she retired from the position last year. Previously, Cleveland served as assistant federal programs director.

His administrative experience also includes serving as principal of Red Bay Elementary School.

Johnny has done an outstanding job as federal programs director and when he served as principal of Red Bay Elementary,” Hamilton said. “He is very meticulous in his work and I think he'll do an outstanding job as transportation supervisor and assistant superintendent.”

Cleveland said he aspired to enter administration after he began pursuing his doctorate in Institutional Technology.

I feel the knowledge I gained as federal programs director and from Tilda when she was director will add to my knowledge base as assistant superintendent,” Cleveland said. “It's all a learning experience and I'm proud to be put in the position to serve the students, faculty and citizens of Franklin County.”

Cleveland also expressed his appreciation to retired assistant superintendent Donald Borden for his efforts in bringing 44 new propane fuel buses to Franklin County Schools.

That will be a big help and I want to thank Donald Borden for all the work and research he put into that,” Cleveland said.

In other action, the board:

--approved the retirement of Wanda Lemay, Belgreen school counselor, effective July 1, 2018; approved the resignation of Mitchell Dalrymple, social science teacher at Belgreen, effective June 1, 2018; approved the leave of absence for Michelle Puryear, Tharptown Elementary teacher, for a one year period; approved the employment of Bryan Jimenez as Spanish teacher for Franklin County Schools; approved Richie Hester and Sonny Glasgow as summer school teachers and approved the suspension/reassignment of bus driver Cindy Carter at East Franklin for a 10-day suspension without pay and reassignment of bus route.

--approved a resolution honoring John Jolly, president and founder of There's A Way, Inc., a non-profit corporation that awarded 245 outstanding teacher awards and 878 student scholarships to Franklin County and Russellville City Schools students since it began in 2001. Jolly recently announced this would be the final year of the foundation.

The next meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education is set for June 12, 2018, with work session at 4 p.m., and meeting at 4:15 p.m.

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