Homewood City Schools announces new administrators

Homewood City Schools is proud to announce new administrators Amanda Esslinger and Matt Kiser as assistant principals at Homewood High School and Abbie Freeman as assistant principal at Hall-Kent Elementary School.

Matt Kiser

Assistant Principal, HHS

Kiser comes to Homewood from Hewitt-Trussville High School, where he served as assistant principal.

He has been in education for seven years and has served as a teacher, assistant football coach, head baseball coach, mentor coordinator and technology coordinator.

Kiser received his bachelor’s degree in secondary social

sciences from the University of Alabama and his master’s degree in instructional leadership from the University of West Alabama.

Abbie Freeman

Assistant Principal, Hall-Kent

Abbie Freeman comes to Homewood from Winterboro High School, where she has served as assistant principal for three years.

She has served as an elementary teacher, Building Based Student Support Team (BBSST) coordinator and a Title I resource teacher/reading coach.

She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Jacksonville State University and her master’s degree in instructional leadership from Samford University.

In 2004 and 2005, Freeman was named Winterboro Elementary School Teacher of the Year.

Amanda Esslinger

Assistant Principal, HHS

Esslinger has taught at Homewood High School for six years. Throughout her career in Homewood, she has served as the girls’ head track coach, representative for the Teachers’ Advisory Council, Student Government Association sponsor and as a new teacher mentor. She has also served as vice president and president of the Alabama Council of Teachers of English.

Esslinger earned her bachelor’s degree in English education from Troy University. She received her master’s in educational leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she is currently finishing her educational specialist degree.