Stowers named EJCHS principal

Friday, January 11. 2013

The Jackson County Board of Education made three major hiring decisions Thursday night, including naming a new principal for East Jackson Comprehensive High School. Tim Stowers, the former head football coach at Georgia Southern University and University of Rhode Island, will take the principal’s position starting Feb. 1. A graduate of Auburn University where he played football, Stowers has also worked in sales and is currently the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Central Connecticut State University.
The BOE also named Todd Nickelsen as principal of South Jackson Elementary School starting July 1. Nickelsen is currently the coordinator at the Oconee River Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center.
The board also created the position of coordinator of safety, security and activities for the school system and named Bill Stewart to the position starting Feb. 1.

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#1 What? on 01/11/13 at 10:03 AM [Reply]

A football coach as principal? And not someone with, I don't know, a background in education?

#1.1 Jerry Escoe on 01/16/13 at 05:44 AM [Reply]

Can you please tell us whats going on with the new DR GREEN? Why is he trying to make all of the sixth graders go to Kings Bridge? Why is all this stuff being conjured up behind closed doors? Why is it not public out in the open. This is crazy to do this to these children. Why all this secrecy? Why are you doing anything like this? Why are you doing everything to appease WEST MIDDLE. You did not even address safety when you talked to the entire county, are you just concerned with keeping the west side of he county happy? Are you just trying to get all this moved to make it so you can build a High School with you name on it?

#2 Seriously??? on 01/11/13 at 01:10 PM [Reply]

Interesting...I think all his football credentials would matter if he were coming in as head football coach, but principal?? Hiring an individual as a high school principal with no experience. Hmmm...makes sense to me???

#3 Crazy!!! on 01/12/13 at 08:04 AM [Reply]

What in the world is a safety, security and activities coordinator. I thought the security part was the School Resource Offericers job at the school? Just another phoney position for a friend.

#4 JC BOE REALLY? on 01/12/13 at 09:24 AM [Reply]

JC BOE,

I have some ocean front property in Arizonia I would like to sell to you! Your pattern of foolishness continues!

#5 Jenny on 01/12/13 at 12:02 PM [Reply]

Funny that Stuecks grand plan was for R Crumley to follow her. Seems the BOE is going or sprinting in the opposite direction. Thank goodness the new super is NOT from Jackson County and is actually bringing in people from the outside. Oh yeah they did that about 7 years ago and then run them out when they had "new" ideas. -so hard to say goodbye to yesterday......

#5.1 ollieox on 01/12/13 at 07:31 PM [Reply]

Jenny - girl......you don't know what you're talking about whatsoever. There was no "grand plan" for anyone to follow Dr. Stueck! As a matter of fact, she was forced out and you actually think bringing in a guy who has only ever been a football coach to be principal at a high school is good? Oh, and the head of the Safety and Security "created position"? He's a football coach as well and has no law enforcement background/experience, which was required in the job description. In fact, he was just named head football coach at the Alabama high school the superintendent came from. Bringing in people from the outside? Yeah - coaches who are friends; one who will head up a high school and one who will oversee safety and security for their school district. What a deal, huh and I'm sure those high school teachers are looking forward to tomorrow. Hard to "say goodbye to yesterday" when they actually had an educator as a principal - not a coach.

#6 karma's a b---- on 01/14/13 at 12:26 PM [Reply]

what the school needs, that it now has, is a LEADER. being an educator is great; it helps to have been where your teachers are, for credibility. but, it's not necessary. what IS necessary for any organization to be successful, is quality leadership. EXPERIENCED leadership. EJ most certainly did not have it, and now it does.

#6.1 are you kidding? on 01/15/13 at 12:41 AM [Reply]

Being an educator IS NECESSARY if one is to accept responsibility for the complete school/classroom venue, which includes following the teaching standards set forth by the Georgia Dept. of Education. A collegiate football coach with NO educational/classroom experience can NOT be an effective "leader" for an elementary school much less a high school. Maybe he'll call a timeout with 4 months left in the year. All the teachers will huddle around and wonder if they are throwing a "Hail Mary", faking a punt, or maybe it's a quarterback sneak. There will be NO scoring drive for students OR teachers if a principal has NO educational foundation or experience from which to draw upon. Your leadership argument? Well, there is none when it comes to PROPERLY overseeing a school to which parents have entrusted the education of their children. No educational/classroom experience means just that and NO amount of leadership skills can make up for the lack of academic knowledge and instructional participation. Next -----

#6.1.1 karma's a b---- on 01/15/13 at 10:54 AM [Reply]

wrong. the leader doesn't have to know it all. he needs to find, hire, trust and hold accountable people who know very well specific subject areas.

a leader doesn't micro manage. a leader delegates and monitors, mentors and guides.

this is what was lacking. if a leader can assess people and is confident enough to allow them to do the job they are hired to do. they can and will succeed.

there won't be anymore "secret" huddles in the bunker, or throwing of hail mary passes on the day of graduation to allow kids to graduate who don't earn it, or fumbling away of good people who cared for the kids. Ball security, effective communication and effective "2 minute drill" practice is something that all organizations need

#6.1.1.1 karma's a b---- on 01/15/13 at 01:40 PM [Reply]

go google "punish with impunity"

#7 puhleeze on 01/14/13 at 01:15 PM [Reply]

"Stewart joins former James Clemens Principal John Greene in the Jackson County, Ga., school district. Greene served as principal at James Clemens when Stewart was hired. Greene accepted the Jackson County superintendent's post in May and reached out to Stewart to join his team."

see

http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/-3252314903144888451/james-clemens-football-coach-bill-stewart-leaving-to-take-job-in-georgia/

#7.1 Why waste all the time & effort on 01/14/13 at 10:01 PM [Reply]

If Greene "reached out" to Stewart, why did they post the position and allow local people to waste their time, effort & energy to apply? Sounds like this Greene guy is doing the same thing the last crowd did, only he is bringing in his help from another state. Guess in this case, it is who you know instead of .....

#8 madison county alabama on 01/14/13 at 05:04 PM [Reply]

Why so many people from Huntsville, Madison county Alabama? @http://blog.al.com/mccarter/2010/04/huntsville-madison_county_athl_6.html

#9 jane on 01/15/13 at 05:17 AM [Reply]

Glad to see that in the wake of the Newtown shooting, JCSS adds a Director of Safty---and hires a football coach for the position.....
The good ole boy system is alive and well.

#10 got to be a step up on 01/15/13 at 07:51 AM [Reply]

Anyone who has been in and around East Jackson in the last couple of years has to believe this is a step forward. Stueck had made the school a terrible place to work in. RC brought in a bunch of his people like KA, VS, SL...because he was lead to believe he was going to be the next principal. Stueck's saying was: I want to be able to walk out and retire and RC be in position to not miss a beat. In the last few years you were "in" or you were nothing, Scare tactics were common place. Many teachers had to do things they knew weren't exactly kosher because they were scared what would happen otherwise.

Why do people in Jackson County always get scared when someone not from there gets a position of leadership? Its healthy to bring in new ideas and branch out a little

#10.1 huh?? on 01/15/13 at 07:09 PM [Reply]

You know not of what you speak! People being scared? Oh yes, especially when all the "changes" are being made behind closed doors with NO thought as to the consequences, no input from teachers, administrators, and/or students, no discussion at all. The superintendent is hiring/firing/arranging/re-arranging with NO regard to anyone and the Bd of Ed is skipping right along with him. Wonder what he said to them to actually get approval for the hiring of 2 football coaches with NO EXPERIENCE for those crucial positions? Only takes a Google search to reveal the inexperience. Makes one wonder why countless red flags are being ignored by these individuals. They were voted into office and should heed the voices of concerned citizens, parents, educators, and employees. There are MANY qualified AND exceptional educators in their school system from which the principal position could have been successfully satisfied. Even the lay person can see straight through this masquerade. The Bd members need to take off their masks and start listening to their dedicated but disheartened and anxious educators/employees.
BOE - Et tu, Brute?

#11 Chris P. Bacon on 01/15/13 at 09:51 AM [Reply]

I'm all for bringing in candidates from outside the county. I think it's actually good for the organization to do that every so often, as long as the person being brought in has experience and is qualified to do the job they are being hired for.

When you bring in a buddy from the outside, who doesn't appear to be qualified for the job, it gives the appearance of a "good ole boy" network. Which I thought was what people were tired of. Is one network being replaced with another from Alabama? I hope not for the sake of the kids at EJCHS.

When you review the resume, the only experience you see is coaching football and some sales work. Were there no other candidates who had actually been a principal or assistant principal at a high school before?

I guess we'll have to wait and see how this plays out. Maybe this will turn out to be a great move and all of us skeptics will be wrong, but initially, this doesn't sound good.

#11.1 AND...... on 01/15/13 at 06:22 PM [Reply]

Not only that, but when the job was posted, it said law enforcement experience was REQUIRED!!! So where did Stewart get his law enforcement experience????? This is not a position concerned with school security, they are only looking for people to help the football team go after a championship like Jefferson just won. Sad, very sad...

#11.1.1 Sad but true! on 01/21/13 at 08:49 AM [Reply]

I agree with your assessment..John Green has done removed any security from the school system in order to hire a couple coaches. And in order to hire these coaches, Green provided the funding by removing the SROs that were serving the school system. This is a disserve to the community and impacts the safety of both staff and students in the school system. Folks shoud demand the BOE take action in this case.

#12 tcobizz on 01/15/13 at 11:16 AM [Reply]

Exactly, this makes me as a parent extremely nervous. There has already been a principal at KBMS a few years back that was not principal material and the students suffered tremendously! Poor school was in the paper every week for test low test scores! Why in heavens name would someone with some kind of teaching back ground and administrator skills not be hired to be a high school principal? These kids need to be in an accredited school so they can attend good colleges. Dear Lord, I pray for EJCHS and all of the JCSS as it embarks on, what looks to be, another good ole boy system!

#13 losing coaches on 01/16/13 at 09:20 PM [Reply]

We need to question why both of these coaches had losing seasons. Stewart went 0-10 last year and Stowers coached at no-name schools who had losing seasons. If these guys are such good leaders, then why couldn't they inspire their players to win some games? I'm sure they will blame the talent and not themselves...
Applicants for the safety director job need to sue for unfair hiring practices. The board has to conduct a fair search and hire with in the job description.

#13.1 Telling it like it is........... on 01/24/13 at 05:29 PM [Reply]

Amen, brother, Amen!!!!!!!!!!!

#14 Wondering on 01/18/13 at 03:01 PM [Reply]

Two principals have been hired, one at South Jackson Elementary and one at East Jackson High School. Neither have had experience as a principal or an assistant principal. Is this common practice in other school systems?

#15 Thoughts on 01/19/13 at 07:54 AM [Reply]

Losing coaches is exactly right. Coaches with losing records are not normally known for being great leaders. I guess when you have friends in the right positions there is no telling what you might wind up doing. Looking at Dr. Greene's work history he will be short lived in Jackson County and searching for the road crew another job.

#16 Concerned on 01/21/13 at 08:36 AM [Reply]

What people aren't seeing is that the Coach that was picked as a Safety & Security Director with no law enforcement experience at all, does not have a law enforcement certification, is expected to provide a safe and secure learning environment! To top this off, in order to pay this guy, all the local SROs are being removed from the schools!

Folks need to be raising hell because what security was in the school system will be gone! This is insane!!!!

#17 Additional investigation needed!!! on 01/22/13 at 06:37 AM [Reply]

This should be followed up by the Jackson Herald as it affects both our children and the community. I would think that an open records request would be in order to get to the bottom of this.

#18 Class of 84 on 01/22/13 at 09:19 AM [Reply]

I have never worked in public education, never been in law enforcement, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express lastnight. I may be the next principal or security director with the JCSS.

#19 strained taxpayer on 02/02/13 at 02:10 PM [Reply]

the selection committee for east high principal did not pick/recommend stowers for principal...green's doings...blame our 5 elected bd members

#20 Speaking Parent on 02/10/13 at 05:12 PM [Reply]

Everyone please come to the BOE meeting on February 11th at 7pm at EJCCHS. Please come and voice our concerns and disapproval. Your voices need to be heard. This is for the safety of your children.

#20.1 Who is concerned? on 02/10/13 at 05:31 PM [Reply]

Has anyone even considered our children or our teachers in all of this? So here we are, students worried about whether they will go to this school or that. Parents worried as well. Teachers and administrators who are afraid to say anything, because they have been told, behind the scenes that their job is on the line. Why cant you just lay out a plan. Something that does not have to be done so quickly ? But all this while, for every since this all came out, you have children and parents, and teachers worried. Worried about their kids. Their safety. Whether they will even have a job. And will that job be where they now have to drive across the county?

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