According to a press release from New Hanover County Schools, Ashley High School's principal Jackson Norvell has been reassigned and will be the new principal of
Wrightsville Beach Elementary School. Parents, teachers, and even students at Ashley have been pushing the school board for a change in leadership at the school since Norvell was assigned there as principal.
A 2014 Teachers Working Condition Survey showed that under Norvell's leadership there were severe issues between teachers and administration at the school. A 2015 Teachers Working Conditions survey showed that there had been slight improvement in some areas, but serious problems remained. Likewise, preliminary results from a 2015 AdvancEd survey were not good. Complete results from the Ashley AdvancEd survey have been kept from the public.
Additional stories on the reassignment:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20150613/ARTICLES/150619944/1177?Title=Ashley-principal-Jackson-Norvell-reassigned-for-2015-16
http://www.wect.com/story/29313110/ashley-high-school-principal-reassigned-to-elementary-school-amid-controversy
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/06/13/first-on-3-embattled-principal-norvell-leaving-ashley-high-school/
