Cindy Stone, current assistant principal at Cooleemee Elementary, has been named the new principal there.

Stone earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from UNC-Charlotte and her masters in elementary education from Gardner-Webb University. Before joining Davie County Schools, she was a teacher for 18 years at Courtney and Harmony elementary schools.

Elisabeth Bolick-Spillman has been serving as interm assistant principal for Shady Grove Elementary since the retirement of Dr. James Bumgarner. She will continue there as the named assistant principal. Bolick-Spillman earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary English education from Appalachian State University and her master’s of school administration from UNC-Greensboro.  Bolick-Spillman was a NC Teaching Fellow and a NC Principal Fellow. She was an English teacher and STEM Center instructor at Davie County High School for three years and an English teacher at Forbush High School for two years.

Jennifer Lynde, current assistant principal at Pinebrook Elementary, will be moving into the curriculum department effective Aug. 1. Lynde earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Appalachian State University and her masters in school administration from N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University. Lynde started her teaching career in 1999 in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and has served as school magnet coordinator, instructional coach, assistant principal, school improvement grant documentation manager, LEP coordinator, testing coordinator, curriculum coordinator and lead instructional support coach.