BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At their November 6 meeting, the School Board of Alachua County recognized the Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year, heard an update on contract negotiations with the teachers’ union, expressed concern about several bathroom issues at Gainesville High School, postponed the second reading of their school choice policy, and received information about the Florida Auditor General’s Operational Audit Report.
Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year
Director of Evaluation, Analytics & Accountability David Shelnutt introduced the Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year.
Katherine Munn of Wiles Elementary is Principal of the Year. Shelnutt said she began her career in Dade County and moved to Alachua County in 1991. She taught at Duval, Waldo, and Newberry elementary schools and served as a BRT and CRT before becoming an Assistant Principal at Fort Clarke Middle School. She has served as Principal at Littlewood Elementary, Oakview Middle, and Wiles Elementary schools. She was Teacher of the Year in 1999. Munn said she was “very humbled” to be recognized by her fellow Principals.