Education
Keith Sutton Hired as New Warren County Schools Superintendent
The Warren County Board of Education unanimously voted to hire Keith Sutton as Superintendent. His new contract runs from January 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025. Mr. Sutton has been serving as Interim Superintendent since July 1 and will continue in that role through the end of the year, when he becomes Superintendent.
“Mr. Sutton has done an excellent job over the past four and a half months in Warren County, making recommendations and decisions that have significantly impacted our students and staff for the better,” said Board of Education Chair Jennifer Sims. “With his long standing track record of educational service and advocacy, we’re excited to have Mr. Sutton’s leadership and experience working to benefit our families and the Warren County community.”
“I feel like my years of working as an education consultant, advocate, legislative liaison, community organizer, and policy maker, in addition to my years of service as a member of the Wake County Board of Education, have all led me to this moment and this opportunity in Warren County,” Sutton said. “Warren County Schools has a great team that I’m honored to work with every day and we have promising students, eager to learn. Together, we’ll work to ensure our students and staff have access to the resources they need to effectively teach and learn. When teachers and students are successful, our entire community benefits, making it that much easier for future teachers and students to build on that success.”
Keith Sutton named Warren County Schools Superintendent. (📷 Warren County Schools)
SOURCE: Warren County Schools
Education
Dr. Montague-Davis Hired as Warren County Schools Superintendent
The Warren County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday evening to hire Dr. Carol Montague-Davis as Superintendent.
The Warren County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday evening to hire Dr. Carol Montague-Davis as Superintendent.
Dr. MD, as she’s affectionately known, has been serving as Interim Superintendent since August 12, 2024. She’ll remain in the interim role until the start of her new, three-year Superintendent contract on June 1, 2025.
“Dr. MD has been doing an exceptional job leading our school district for the past seven months as Interim Superintendent,” said School Board Chair Victoria Lehman. “It’s been like a seven-month-long job interview. We’re thrilled to bring Dr. MD home for good!”
Dr. Montague-Davis was born and raised in Warren County and educated in Warren County Schools. She served as the Principal of Warren County High School for six years from 1998 to 2004. Dr. MD then moved to Winston-Salem and worked 18 years for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, serving as a high school principal and Instructional Superintendent for Continuous Improvement.
Her professional background includes extensive experience in curriculum development, discipline implementation, teacher modeling and training, and community support programs. She has worked as a classroom teacher, athletic coach, assistant principal, and principal in middle and high schools.
“It’s a dream come true to come back home and be able to serve the community that helped make me the person I am today,” Dr. MD said with a smile. “My family is here. My nieces and nephews are students in our schools. This is where my heart is. I want Warren County to have the best public schools for all our children. I’m excited to be the next Superintendent, so we continue the transformational work we started at the beginning of this school year.”
Since rejoining Warren County Schools in August, Dr. MD has significantly impacted how the district analyzes student and teacher performance data and how we’re training teachers and administrators to improve student instruction. She’s also tweaked internal processes for better efficiency and collaboration and worked to strengthen trust and engagement in the community.
“It’s energizing to have someone from Warren County leading our schools,” Chair Lehman added. “Warren County is a special place. There’s a unique bond when you grow up here. Our students can be inspired seeing someone who started out just like them lead such a happy and successful life and come back home to help others achieve their dreams as well.”
Dr. Montague-Davis received her undergraduate degree from Elizabeth City State University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She earned a Master of Education in School Administration in 1991 from The University of Maryland at College Park and a Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership from Gardner-Webb University in 2017.
She is a member of United Way Women United Executive Board and Chair of the Membership Committee, Vice-President of the Greater Triad ECSU Alumni Chapter, a member of the Education Foundation for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Since returning to Warren County in August, she has rejoined her home church, Bethlehem Baptist, in Wise. She also serves on the Warren County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) and the Warren County Economic Development Board.
Dr. MD is married to Garrett Davis, CEO of Gdavis Production and Films. She has a bonus daughter, Brittany and bonus son, Nelson and two bonus grandsons, Ace and Win.
The public is invited to learn more about Sledge Institute’s innovative approach to education, including project-based learning, place-based education, global education, competency-based education, post-secondary readiness, and all-inclusive wellness for every student. The info session will take on Tuesday, January 21, from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the Warren County Memorial Library in Warrenton, NC.
Parents and prospective students will have an opportunity to meet the team, ask questions, and explore how the Sledge Institute can support your child’s success. Families will also be able to apply on-site for the 2025-2026 academic year.
For more information about the Sledge Institute, visit their website at SledgeInstitute.org.
Education
ALL SMILES: Dr. Carol Montague-Davis Meet + Greet (Photos)
Check out the photos to see who stopped by Dr. MD’s Meet and Greet!
You’re never fully dressed without a smile. – “Annie” and Dr. Carol Montague-Davis
If that is the case, people who attended the meet and greet for Interim Superintendent Dr. Carol Montague-Davis were dressed to the nines! Warren County Schools hosted a well attended event for the community to meet or become reacquainted with “Dr. MD.”
Check out the photos below to see who stopped by!
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Chris
December 18, 2024 at 8:36 pm
There have been two times when wake county has dumped its trash in Warren County. One was when they dumped PCB`s on the side of the roads the other was when Keith Sutton left the Wake Board of Education and became superintendent of Warren County Schools. Still up in the air which one had the worse impact.