The Hospital School welcomes new principal Sherron Leplin who is starting her first full week at our school and we are so fortunate to have her here. Dr. Leplin was most recently the principal at E.K. Powe Elementary in Durham for 2011-12 and served as principal at Grady A. Brown Elementary School in Hillsborough for six years. She previously worked in CHCCS as the exceptional education coordinator for the district from 1997-2000 and then as the assistant principal for Carrboro Elementary from 1997-2000. Dr. Leplin has been a school counselor, an EC teacher, a language arts/science teacher, and a therapist. Leplin holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Exceptional Children Education from Appalachian State University, three master’s degrees: one in Elementary Education from North Carolina A&T State University, two from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with one in Educational Administration and one in Counseling, and a doctorate in Cultural Foundations: Curriculum Development, Instruction and Educational Administration from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Welcome Sherron!
The Hospital School's principal of 16 years, Dr. Flicka Bateman, retired from one job on June 29, 2012 and will be continuing a long time "second career" as mentor to the many Burmese refuges that she has helped over the years as they move into the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. Dr. Bateman served as principal at the Hospital School from 1997 - 2012 and before that was the principal of the school at John Umstead Hospital in Butner, NC. We have missed her leadership and wish her all the best in her semi-retirement.
