Nicole Poindexter has been named principal of Hopkinsville Middle School, the school district announced Tuesday in a press release. Poindexter had been serving as interim principal following Wendy Duvall’s departure in August to accept the assistant superintendent’s job in Todd County.
“I am thankful for this opportunity to continue to serve Hopkinsville Middle School,” Poindexter said in the press release. “I look forward to preparing our students for the future by building a collective culture of collaboration where teachers, students and parents are supported, respected and valued. I am committed to this community and I will bring that commitment, care and dedication to work with me every day for the benefit of students, families and staff of Hopkinsville Middle School.”
Poindexter first worked as a special education teacher and then as a guidance counselor for Christian County Public Schools. She is a former assistant principal at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.
“We are excited to have Nicole Poindexter as our principal at Hopkinsville Middle School,” said Superintendent Chris Bentzel. “Nicole’s student development skills are second to none. She is an ‘all in’ leader to help our middle school students reach their fullest potential.”
The release states that Poindexter “will be responsible for the middle school’s teaching process and learning climate, school performance on state and national assessment standards, school guidelines for student conduct and discipline, school staff evaluations, school programs, supervision of school extracurricular activities, school budgets and school community relations.”
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
