The Durham Public Schools Board of Education has selected a new principal for Merrick-Moore Elementary School and a new district-level director of magnet and choice programs.
Deborah Brown is Merrick-Moore Elementary’s new principal. She comes from Hertford County Public Schools, where she was named the 2024-25 Principal of the Year. She has extensive experience in professional development, literacy, data-driven curriculum design, instructional coaching and technology.
Brown has been recognized with a 40 under 40 Educator award from North Carolina Central University and a teacher of the year award from NASA. She earned a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a master’s degree from N.C. State University.
Kengie Bass is the district’s new director of magnet and choice programs. He will support magnet schools across the district while collaborating with principals on programming, marketing and evaluation.
Bass has 17 years of experience at the elementary, middle, high school and collegiate levels. He has previously been named a Teacher of the Year, N.C. Principal Fellow and one of East Carolina University’s “Top 40 (Graduates) Under 40.”
Bass earned a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University, a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University.
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