The School District of Manatee County is proud to announce the appointment of five newly named Principals promoted from Assistant Principals for the 2020-2021 school year. In addition, the district is announcing a promotion and administrative transfers for 2020-2021. The new positions are scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2020. The new school principals are: Ginger Collins has been named the new Principal at Lee Middle School. Ms. Collins has served as the Assistant Principal at Southeast High School since 2018. She also previously served as an Assistant Principal at Bayshore High School for eight years and as a Teacher and AVID Coordinator at Palmetto High and Haile Middle for a combined 12 years. Debra Riley has been named the new Principal at Miller Elementary School. Ms. Riley has served as the Assistant Principal at Mills Elementary since 2015. She also previously served as a Student Support Specialist at Mills Elementary and as a Teacher at Mills, Palma Sola and Palmetto Elementary Schools. Billie-Jo Tyne-Fintel has been named the new Principal at Palmetto Elementary School. Ms. Tyne-Fintel has served as the Assistant Principal at Willis Elementary since 2016. She also previously served as an Instructional Specialist, Literacy Coach and as an Elementary Teacher in Title I and non-Title I schools. Samantha Webb has been named the new Principal at Abel Elementary School. Ms. Webb has served as the Assistant Principal at Samoset Elementary since August 2016. She also previously served as an Assistant Principal at Braden River Elementary and as a Teacher at Ballard Elementary. Nicole Williams has been named the new Principal at Oneco Elementary. Ms. Williams has served as the Assistant Principal at Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary since 2018. She also previously served as Assistant Principal at Williams Elementary, as a Student Support Specialist at Ballard and Manatee Elementary and as a Teacher at Rogers Garden-Bullock, Braden River and Samoset.

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