Board Selects New Superintendent of Pickens County Schools

A new superintendent has been selected by the School District of Pickens County Board of Trustees to replace Dr. Henry Hunt when he retires at the end of June.

Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Dr. Kelly Pew was unanimously selected by the board Monday night, according to a statement from the school district.

“I appreciate the board’s confidence in me as the school district’s new leader," Pew said. "I have thoroughly enjoyed working with our students, teachers, support staff, and administrators over the last 3 and a half years and am excited to continue in a different role. Both my mother and grandmother are Easley High School graduates, so I have a true connection to Pickens County.”

Pew was named assistant superintendent of instructional services in May 2011 after serving as the district’s assistant superintendent of human resource services for three years, according to the statement.

“Over the next few months, I will be working with board members to develop specific goals for the district for the 2012- 2013 school year,” Pew said. “I will be listening carefully as the principals and I look together toward the future of our district. I also look forward to working with Dr. Hunt and continuing to benefit from his experience during the transition.”

Pew began her career as a teacher at Chapman High School in Inman in 1991. She also taught at McDuffie and T.L. Hanna high schools in Anderson until she became a school administrator in 1997. She served as principal at Seneca High School, Seneca Middle School and Wren High School’s Freshman Academy. She also worked as an assistant principal at Wren High, Bryson Middle School in Greenville and at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts Summer Program, according to the statement.

Pew has been an adjunct professor at Southern Wesleyan University since 2003, teaching graduate courses in curriculum, instruction and school leadership. She also teaches in the master of education program at Anderson University.

Pew graduated in 1991 from Clemson University and then earned a master’s degree from Furman University in 1997. She earned a Ph.D. in educational leadership and superintendent’s certification from Clemson University in 2002.