Provided by the Pennsbury School District:
The Pennsbury Board of School Directors appointed Cherrissa M. Gibson to be an Assistant Principal at Pennsbury High School during the public School Board meeting held on August 29, 2013. Ms. Gibson will replace outgoing Assistant Principal Dr. David Patterson, who recently retired from Pennsbury.
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Ms. Gibson comes to Pennsbury from the Bristol Borough School District, where she served as an Assistant Principal at Bristol Borough High School. Prior to that position, Ms. Gibson was the Dean of Students at Snyder-Girotti Elementary/Middle School, also in Bristol Borough. She has taught at the elementary level in the Bristol Borough, Central Bucks, and the Central York school districts. Ms. Gibson also served as Head Girls’ Basketball Coach for Bristol Borough School District and Head Women’s Basketball Coach for Bucks County Community College. She was inducted into the Bensalem High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
As an Assistant Principal at Pennsbury High School, Ms. Gibson will report to Co-Principals Lisa Becker and Shawn Neely. She will be responsible for assisting with the general administration of the high school campus. Duties include staff evaluation, supervision, and development, the evaluation and administration of the instructional and educational programs, scheduling, office management, organizing of student activities, student discipline, and other responsibilities as assigned.
Ms. Gibson earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Edinboro University and a Master’s degree in Teaching & Curriculum from the Pennsylvania State University. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Elizabethtown College. She is professionally certified for Principal K-12, Elementary K-6, and English 7-12.
