Retirements and professional development were cited as a cause for more than 30 promotions and transfers that were unveiled at Thursday's school board meeting.
The administrative promotions, which were unanimously approved by the school board, and the transfers, which did not require a vote, are effective July 1.
"We try to provide administrators with a couple of different assignments every couple of years for them to develop their leadership skills," said Patti Caplan, school system spokeswoman. "Different schools require different approaches. It gives them the opportunity to work with different staff and different communities. It expands the breath of their experience."
The board approved the following administrative promotions:
* Molly Ketterer, from assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary to principal at Swansfield Elementary;
* David Adelman from assistant principal at Deep Run Elementary to principal at Ilchester Elementary;
* Vicky Sarro from assistant principal at St. John's Lane Elementary to principal at St. John's Lane Elementary;
* Carol Hahn from assistant principal at Manor Woods Elementary to principal at West Friendship Elementary;
* Laurel Marsh from math support teacher at Swansfield Elementary to assistant principal at Longfellow Elementary;
* Nancy Richardson from leadership intern at Bellows Spring Elementary to assistant principal at Manor Woods Elementary;
* Anthony Esposito from third-grade team leader at Longfellow Elementary to assistant principal at Elkridge Elementary;
* Julie Moraz from second-grade team leader at Rockburn Elementary to assistant principal at Deep Run Elementary;
* Gina Stokes from assistant principal at Elkridge Landing Middle to principal at Elkridge Landing Middle;
* Melissa Shindel from assistant principal at Patuxent Valley Middle to principal at Clarksville Middle;
* Carol Ketterman from special education teacher at Patapsco Middle to assistant principal at Patapsco Middle;
* Josh Wasilewski from health teacher at Mayfield Woods Middle to assistant principal at Patuxent Valley Middle;
* Lisa Smith from leadership intern at Dunloggin Middle to assistant principal at Dunloggin Middle.
In addition, Deputy Superintendent Sandra Erickson announced the following administrative transfers:
* Debbie Jagoda from principal at St. John's Lane Elementary to principal at Bushy Park Elementary;
* Corita Oduyoye from principal at West Friendship Elementary to principal at Gorman Crossing Elementary;
* Becky Straw from principal at Bushy Park Elementary to principal at Northfield Elementary;
* Jonathan Davis from principal at Swansfield Elementary to principal at Bollman Bridge Elementary;
* Cheryl Logan from principal at Gorman Crossing Elementary to assistant principal at River Hill High;
* Connie Stahler from assistant principal at Waverly Elementary to assistant principal at Guilford Elementary;
* Anne Swartz from assistant principal at Guilford Elementary to assistant principal at St. John's Lane Elementary;
* Denise Lancaster from assistant principal at Waterloo Elementary to assistant principal at Waverly Elementary;
* Tom Saunders from principal at Elkridge Landing Middle to principal at Wilde Lake Middle;
* Scott Conroy from principal at Wilde Lake Middle to principal at Lime Kiln Middle;
* Sue Brown from principal at Mayfield Woods Middle to principal at Harpers Choice Middle;
* JoAnn Hutchens from principal at Clarksville Middle to principal at Mayfield Woods Middle;
* Lori Willoughby from assistant principal at Dunloggin Middle to assistant principal at Burleigh Manor Middle;
* Julie Rout from assistant principal at Folly Quarter Middle to assistant principal at Elkridge Landing Middle;
* Tammy Goldeisen from assistant principal at Ellicott Mills Middle to assistant principal at Folly Quarter Middle;
* Nancy Eisenhuth from assistant principal at Patapsco Middle to assistant principal at Ellicott Mills Middle;
* Bill Neugebauer from assistant principal at Oakland Mills High to assistant principal at Mount Hebron High;
* Dale Castro from assistant principal at Atholton High to assistant principal at Oakland Mills High;
* Adrienne Nasir from assistant principal at River Hill High to assistant principal at Atholton High.
