{"id":25723,"date":"2022-04-01T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/?p=25723"},"modified":"2022-04-01T15:50:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T19:50:19","slug":"superintendent-to-recommend-keri-smith-as-principal-for-riverbend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/superintendent-to-recommend-keri-smith-as-principal-for-riverbend\/","title":{"rendered":"Superintendent to Recommend Keri Smith as Principal for Riverbend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l1gu8bdp-597ca102774228e6d01ec0fb4e318357\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l1gu8bdp-597ca102774228e6d01ec0fb4e318357{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l1gu8bdp-597ca102774228e6d01ec0fb4e318357 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l1gu8bdp-597ca102774228e6d01ec0fb4e318357 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l1gu8bdp-597ca102774228e6d01ec0fb4e318357 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  >Superintendent to Recommend Keri Smith as Principal for Riverbend <\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-91d7ccd583a503147498e120fee2ff9b hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l1guajxv-6e07e06cfe7c79d0ac77a7b906936093 '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25724 alignleft lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/keri-smith-photo-2-175x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/keri-smith-photo-2-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/keri-smith-photo-2-600x1030.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/keri-smith-photo-2-349x600.jpg 349w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/keri-smith-photo-2-411x705.jpg 411w, https:\/\/www.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/keri-smith-photo-2.jpg 633w\">Superintendent Will Schofield announced today his intent to recommend Keri Smith as the next Principal of Riverbend Elementary School. The recommendation will be made at the April 11, 2022 board meeting. Smith will follow principal Donna Wiggins who will retire at the end of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has served as an Assistant Principal at North Hall Middle School since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeri Smith has such wide range of experience in the field of education,\u201d said Superintendent Will Schofield. \u201cHer versatility, compassion, and courage to think outside the box are leadership traits necessary to lead schools during this unprecedented era. We look forward to watching Riverbend continue to flourish under her leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of North Hall High School, Smith has been a member the Hall County District Team for 19 years. She taught 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 4<sup>th<\/sup>, and 5<sup>th<\/sup> grade from 2003 through 2013 at Lula, Riverbend, World Language Academy, and Spout Springs Elementary Schools. From 2012 through 2017, she served as an instructional coach at Spout Springs Elementary and Lyman Hall Elementary.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Georgia from 2010 through 2017, where she taught Pre-Education classes to freshmen, sophomore, and senior level college students. Additionally, she taught courses in the Early Childhood Teacher Pathway to grades 9 through 12 at Lanier College and Career Academy (2016-2017). In 2017, she was selected as Assistant Principal for North Hall Middle School, where she currently oversees Assessment, Career Tech and Agriculture Education (CTAE), and Response to Intervention (RTI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an honor to be able to serve the North Hall community as the principal of Riverbend Elementary,\u201d said Smith. \u201cI look forward to working alongside the teachers, students, families, and community to continue making Riverbend an exceptional place for students to learn and grow. This opportunity will allow me to return to the school that I attended as a child, and had the opportunity to teach in during my early years as an educator. \u00a0I am thankful for the loving support of my husband Chris, and my children Matthew, Bailey, Jake, Lawson and Nolee for anchoring me during this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education and a Master\u2019s of Education from Brenau University. Her Ed. 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