Jeff Norris has been approved by the Shelby County Board of Education to be the next principal of Helena Elementary School.  Norris has been an educator for 13 years in the Shelby County School System and is currently the assistant principal at Inverness Elementary School.  

Norris has an Educational Specialist degree in Teacher Leadership and a Master’s degree in Instructional Leadership from the University of Montevallo, a Master’s degree in Gifted Education from the University of South Alabama, and a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama. He is also a National Board Certified Middle Childhood Generalist.