New Principal Named for Oxford Intermediate School

Oxford Intermediate School will have a new principal at the start of the next school year.

Oxford School District announced Monday that Toni Bell will serve as the new principal for OIS that serves students in the fifth and six grades for the 2019-2020 school year.

Toni Bell will be the new principal for Oxford Intermediate School for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Bell is coming to Oxford from Senatobia where she has served as the principal at Senatobia Elementary and Senatobia High School.

Bell has held various roles including a lath/literacy coach, pre-algebra teacher and English teacher. She has a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University and a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Delta State University.

“I am honored and humbled to be selected as the Oxford Intermediate School principal,” Bell said. “First and foremost, relationships are at the heart of everything I do. I look forward to building and nurturing these relationships with the faculty, staff, students, parents, and all stakeholders of the Oxford community. My vision includes a commitment to excellence and ensuring that all students are prepared for the 21st century.”

OIS is currently under the leadership of Steve Hurdle who will begin his new role in the district as Director of Career & Technical Education in 2019-2020. Bell will begin her work in the district on July 1, 2019.

Courtesy of the Oxford School District