The Shelby County Board of Education approved two new administrators for Montevallo and Chelsea High Schools at a special board meeting held Friday, August 14.  Brandon Turner, who was just recently hired as the new assistant principal at Helena High School, will assume the principal’s role at Montevallo High School.  The board also approved Matthew Stephens as the new assistant principal for Chelsea High School.

Mr. Turner has over 16 years experience in public education.  Prior to serving at Helena High School, he was an assistant principal at Vestavia High School.  Mr. Turner earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and is currently working on a Doctorate of Education in Educational and Instructional Leadership at the University of Alabama.

Mr. Stephens has over eight years experience in public education and currently works for the Hoover City School system.  Mr. Stephens earned a Bachelor’s degree in Math from Birmingham Southern and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama.