Celebrating Our Leaders, National Principal's Month

In celebration of National Principal's Month, we are honoring our school leaders by featuring our principals each week. This week, we are recognizing the two leaders at our Ridgeland Secondary Campus: Ms. Adrienne Maybank, Principal of Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence, and Dr. Stephanie Hart, Director of the Jasper County Career and Advanced Technology Education Center (JC CATE). Jasper County is fortunate to have such outstanding examples of strong leadership. They serve as a wonderful example for our scholars.

Principal Maybank is A 29-year veteran of education, Ms. Maybank began her career as a teacher in the Developmental Studies Department at York Technical College in Rock Hill, SC. She has taught high school and middle school English served, as Coordinator of Secondary Education and both a middle and high school assistant principal for instruction. In addition, Ms. Maybank has worked internationally as an assistant principal in Kuwait and Abu Dhabi.

Ms. Maybank holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from South Carolina State University, a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University and a certificate in Educational Leadership from Salem International University.

As an educational leader, Ms. Maybank believes in creating a learning environment that encourages positive parental contributions, continues traditions of excellence, and provides a safe, supportive environment that promotes pride in school and community.

Dr. Stephanie Hart has worked in the education arena for almost 28 years. She has worked with all grade levels K-12 but her greatest joy was teaching high school math. She has taught all math subjects including AP Calculus. Dr. Hart served as a Math Coach on the middle school level for three years and as a district consultant for WorkKeys/WIN, Making Schools Work, Teacher Cadet, and academic integration for six years. She worked with leadership teams on best practices in mathematics and career readiness as a part of the Richland One CTE Department. Prior to joining the Jasper County School District, she served as the Assistant Principal for the High School for Health Professions in Orangeburg, SC. Dr. Hart is also a 20-year veteran adjunct professor in the mathematics department at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and the Claflin University in the Education Department. Today, she proudly serves as the CTE Director for Jasper County.