By Julie Johansen
Jody Truman Carter will be the new principal at Huntington Elementary beginning July 1.
After Mr. Garth Johnson announced his retirement, the Emery School District administration interviewed candidates and Mrs. Carter was selected.
Carter has been with the district for 20 years. She has taught second, fourth and fifth grades at Book Cliff Elementary in Green River and also at Huntington Elementary for the last 14 years.
A resident of Huntington, she is the daughter of Kay and Judy Truman of Huntington and is married to Justin Carter. She received her teaching degree from Southern Utah University and is working on her Masters in Education Administration at Grand Canyon University.
Mrs. Carter’s number one goal is to improve student achievement and feels that her greatest challenge will be funding since budgets are being cut because of a drop in student numbers. However, she will continue to enjoy working with the students and faculty at the school, she said.