LIBERTY — Liberty Middle School will welcome Lisa Cassidy as its new principal for the coming school year, School District of Pickens County officials announced last week.

Cassidy comes to Liberty from Anderson School District 1, where she has served as the director of planning and development since 2013. From 2009 to 2013, she was the instructional assistant [rincipal at Palmetto Middle School, where she had also taught language arts and social studies from 1999-2005. From 2005-2009, she was the instructional assistant principal at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Williamston.

She has also spent summers in the classroom as a teacher in the Bridges to a Brighter Future and WINGS programs for middle and high schools students at Furman University.

“Mrs. Cassidy has unique experience and qualifications that we think will make her a strong leader at Liberty Middle,” SDPC superintendent Dr. Danny Merck said. “She knows the challenges for students making the transition

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