STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Sheila Jenkins is the new principal of Statesville High School.

The decision was made Monday by the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education.

Jenkins has been an educator for 27 years, serving as an administrator at North Rowan Middle School in Rowan-Salisbury, principal at East Alexander Middle School and Alexander County Schools district office where she served as Director of Accountability, Technology, Media Services and ESL.

She will officially replace Hans Lassiter as principal on January 22.