Former Trenton resident Dr. Jill Watkins has been named the new principal at Chillicothe Elementary School.
Dr. Watkins was offered a contract to become the elementary school principal, effective with the 2020-21 school year. She began her career in education in 1996 and has served as a middle school and high school English/Language Arts teacher, a secondary-level instructional coach, a secondary-level blended learning coach, a secondary-level teaching and learning coach, a K-12 district-level Instructional Technology Facilitator, a college-level instructor and a middle-level assistant principal. She currently serves several roles in the Chillicothe School District, including high school assistant principal, A-Plus coordinator, district mentoring coach for all first- and second-year teachers and is the district’s Professional Development Committee chair. She also serves on dissertation committees and is a dissertation editor for doctoral students enrolled in various universities across the nation.
Dr. Watkins earned a bachelor of science in English/education degree from Missouri Western State University, a masters of education degree in secondary leadership and administration and an educational specialist degree in superintendency from Northwest Missouri State University and a doctorate degree in education from William Woods University. She and her husband, Wes, also a former Trenton resident, reside in Chillicothe. She is the daughter of Gary and Bev Croy of Trenton.
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