rss
mobile
Feeds
The Beaufort County school board unanimously approved Tuesday Superintendent Valerie Truesdale's recommendation to hire Corley, who now is the academic improvement officer for the Bluffton cluster of schools.
As academic improvement officer, Corley planned aspects of Red Cedar Elementary, a $19.2 million school that will house about 800 students on Box Elder Lane in Bluffton.
She also worked on plans for other schools scheduled to open in the next few years, including Bluffton Middle School and early childhood expansions at Michael C. Riley and Bluffton elementary schools. Corley was principal at Bluffton Elementary from 1999 to 2007.
"I am thrilled to be named the principal at Red Cedar Elementary School," Corley said in a news release from the school district. "For me there is no better job in the world, and no better place to do it than Bluffton."
Corley will begin transitioning to her new job in January.
Corley began her career as a comprehensive music teacher in Illinois in 1980 after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the release said. In 1984, she earned a Master of Music Education and Administration degree from Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Ten years later, she earned a Doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
School district spokesman Randy Wall said he is unaware of any immediate plans to fill the open academic improvement officer job.
