Superintendent Dalton announces retirement
After four years of devoted service as Superintendent of Greenbrier County Schools and over 37 years of service in education, Sallie E. Dalton has announced her retirement, effective June 30, 2016.
Dalton’s retirement was approved at the Jan. 12 meeting of the Greenbrier County Board of Education. Greenbrier County School Board President, Jeanie Wyatt, credits Dalton’s strength as an administrator and educator stating, “Our board reluctantly accepted Ms. Dalton’s retirement. She has been an excellent superintendent for the last four years and a loyal, hardworking employee of Greenbrier County Schools for over 32 years. Her knowledge of this system and its operations has been such an asset to this ever changing school environment. In the economic hard times recently encountered by our school system, Sallie has been able to restructure our county staffing to meet our needs and at the same time keep what is best for our children as her number one priority. With her leadership, great things are happening in Greenbrier County Schools. As much as we hate to see her retire, we know she deserves the time to enjoy traveling and being with her family. We wish only the best!”
As superintendent of Greenbrier County Schools since April 2012, Dalton has overseen operation of the county’s public school system which serves approximately 5,100 students in 13 schools. Dalton, a graduate of Marshall University, joined Greenbrier County Schools in 1984 as a gifted education teacher. Since that time, she has served the school system in a variety of roles including teacher of the gifted; special education teacher; coordinator of career, technical, and adult education; Title IX coordinator; sex equity; safe schools; director of career and technical education; director of federal programs; Title IX; GED examiner; School Building Authority liaison; and, finally, superintendent.
“I grew up in the northern panhandle of West Virginia and moved to Greenbrier County in 1979 where I began my 37-year career in education, teaching for Dr. Vivian Crane at Greenbrier Community College,” states Dalton. “How blessed I was to start my career working for Dr. Crane, a respected and dedicated Greenbrier County educator, and how blessed I am to finish it as superintendent of Greenbrier County Schools, a progressive system working diligently for the students of Greenbrier County. I can honestly say that I enjoyed every role that I held, but at the end of the day, it is working with students that brings the most satisfaction.”
Addressing the Board of Education’s plan to hire a new superintendent, Board President Jeanie Wyatt states, “In the next few weeks, we will begin an extensive search for a new superintendent of Greenbrier County Schools. A posting with our criteria will be advertised throughout this state and nation. We will be looking for a person who will work hard to make our school system the best it can be with keeping our mission to do what is best for our children. This process is very intensive and it will take several months before the board makes its decision.”
