The principal of an elementary school in Pitt County was named the 2015 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year Friday.
Steve Lassiter, principal of Pactolus School in Greenville, won the title over seven other Regional Principals of the Year.
As Wells Fargo Principal of the Year, Lassiter will receive $3,000 for personal use and $3,000 for his school. He also will receive a scholarship for a 10-day educational tour of Switzerland and a custom-made Principal of the Year signet ring and pendent.
For the next year, he will serve as a member of the State Superintendent’s Principals’ Advisory Committee, and as an advisor to the State Board of Education and the board of directors for the NC Public School Forum. He will chair the 2016 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year Selection Committee.
Originally posted on The Fayetteville Observer
