THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, June 13, 1996 TAG: 9606130370
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: BY PAUL SOUTH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: MANTEO LENGTH: 48 lines
The director of high schools for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district appears to be headed to Dare County as an assistant superintendent.
The Dare County Board of Education on Tuesday night gave the go-ahead for negotiations with Kenneth Wells for a four-year contract overseeing secondary instruction for Dare County.
Wells, 42, a former teacher and principal, would serve in the post formerly held by Dare County Superintendent Leon Holleman. Holleman also joined the Dare County system from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg system.
``This position has been vacant for three years,'' Holleman said. ``The board has wanted me to fill it for some time. But I did not want to fill it until we found the right person. I believe we've found the right person.''
Wells, a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, holds a master's degree from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and is working toward an educational specialist degree from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C.
He has served as executive director for secondary education for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg system since January, coordinating instructional services for 16 high schools.
Previously, he served as principal at South Mecklenburg High School, and was named Principal of the Year for the system in 1994.
From 1988 until 1991, he was principal at Carmel Junior High School in Charlotte. He was also named Principal of the Year in 1992 by the North Carolina Association of Educators.
Funding for the position, as well as Wells' salary, will be determined by the State Department of Public Instruction.
In other action, the board honored Manteo High School's Class 2A state baseball champions. The Redskins swept two games from East Davidson last weekend to capture the title.
The board also unanimously approved policies governing the promotion of sixth-graders, as well as the employment of relatives by the system.
Under the new promotion policy, sixth-graders must maintain a ``D'' average in language arts, mathematics and either science or social studies. Under the previous policy, a ``D'' average was required in only language arts and math.
The new guidelines governing employment of relatives prohibits filling any vacancy with an employee who would be under the direct supervision of an immediate family member.
If two employees should become related by marriage, when one is in a supervisory role over the other, one of the employees will be reassigned. by CNB