Partnership Middle School will have a new principal next year.
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees named Jorine Neal as the principal for the 2021-22 school year at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday. She will replace Julie Kennedy, who is moving to Overstreet Elementary School to be its new principal.
Neal currently serves as the health and human service academic house principal at Starkville High School and has worked for the district since 2009. She holds a specialist of education degree from Arkansas State University, a master’s from Florida International University and a bachelor’s in special education and early childhood education from the University of Florida.
“Mrs. Neal is a passionate, instructional leader with 20 years of experience in education,” SOCSD Superintedent Eddie Peasant said in a press release. “Her experiences as an elementary and secondary educator uniquely prepare her as principal of Partnership Middle School.”
Neal will begin her position July 1.
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