New assistant principals named for Edgewood, Shades Cahaba

Homewood will have two new assistant principals for the new school year. Laura Tate has been named assistant principal of Edgewood Elementary School, and Wendy Story as assistant principal of Shades Cahaba Elementary School.

Tate has been in education for 13 years and served as a special education teacher at Hall-Kent Elementary School for the past two years.

She received her bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University in 1998 and went on to earn her master’s degree, educational administration certificate and educational specialist degree in education administration from UAB.

Before coming to Homewood, Tate taught and served as an administrator in the Shelby County School System.  

Story comes to Homewood from Vestavia Hills City Schools, where she has served as an instructional technology specialist for six years.

She is a Homewood High School graduate, and she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UAB. In 2013, she received her master’s degree in instructional leadership from Samford University.

She began her career as an elementary teacher and has worked in education for 14 years.