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7-21-10 — Brian Dishman has been hired as the new principal at Wayne County High School, according to a press release issued by the school district. Dishman, a science instructor at the high school, will fill the position that was vacated by the retirement of former principal Peggy Shearer.
Shearer retired from a 28-year career in which she served as a language arts teacher and a principal at the school.
“We look forward to seeing Dishman lead Wayne County High School in the future,” stated Wayne County Superintendent John Dalton. “He offers a variety of instructional talents and interest in students’ accomplishments.”
Dishman, a Wayne County High School graduate, has demonstrated strong instructional leadership skills since he returned home in 2005. He previously taught biology at Berea Community High School for two years.
Dishman most recently served as the chairman of the Wayne County High School Improvement Committee. He did an outstanding job developing a vision, creating an operational plan and building a consensus among the school community through effective communication with the faculty, students and parents.
Besides his strong teaching skills in the classroom, Dishman has been involved in a variety of extra-curricular opportunities for the students. He served as a visual assistant with the high school marching band, served as a Science Olympiad coach, and co-sponsored the FCA Huddle.
Dishman and his colleagues will face many exciting challenges in education this school year with the change to modified block scheduling, establishment of a freshman academy and the emergence of new national content standards. However, Dishman is extremely qualified to lead his alma mater and provide a quality education for the students at Wayne County High School.
Dishman graduated Summa Cum Laude from Eastern Kentucky University and received 4.0 grade point averages while achieving both his master’s degree in instructional leadership and Rank 1 in school district administration.
He was named Teacher of the Year at Berea Community High School in 2004. He was a member of Phi Sigma Biology Honor Society and was EKU’s Outstanding Senior in Biology in 2002.