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Asheville PEAK Academy, the city s newest charter school, announced its new director: Sherry Whitesides Poole, who is director of career & technical education with Asheville City Schools and daughter of Buncombe County Commissioner Al Whitesides.
Poole will finish her current position in June and start at PEAK Academy, which is slated to open for the 2021-22 school year.
Shortly after, the PEAK Academy board of directors began the search for a new leader, who will serve as the principal and vice principal for the school’s first few years, Foulke said.
The board announced Poole’s hire May 19.
Poole has worked for ACS since 2016, starting as Asheville High School assistant principal before moving to positions in career development and technical education.