New principals in the area

We are profiling several new North Buncombe school administrators in this week's paper, out Aug. 12. Here's is some background on several of them from the Buncombe County Schools Web site:

Heidi Allison, who has served as assistant principal at Haw Creek and Hominy Valley Elementary schools since 2006, will replace Stephen Chandler as principal of Barnardsville Elementary. Allison, who has a B.A. in elementary education from Mars Hill and a M.S.A. in school administration from Western Carolina, has been a teacher and administrator with Buncombe County Schools since 2001.

Jacqueline Byerly, who has served as principal of Candler Elementary School since July 2001, will become principal of North Windy Ridge Intermediate School, replacing the departing Debbie McDermott. Byerly has a B.S. in sociology/early childhood from UNC-Asheville and an M.A. in early childhood, as well as a certificate in administration, from Western Carolina University. She has been with Buncombe County Schools in a variety of positions since 1978.