The Talbot County Board of Education has approved three additional leadership appointments for the 2025-2026 school year effective July 1, 2025.

Mr. Logan Kurtz has been appointed Assistant Principal at Easton Middle School, filling the vacancy resulting from Mr. Todd Stoker’s promotion to Principal at St. Michaels Middle High. Mr. Kurtz earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Latin American Studies from Penn State University and a Master of Education from LaSalle University. He holds Level I Administrator, History 7-12 and Spanish K-12 certificates. He joined TCPS in 2024 as a Social Studies teacher at Easton Middle School, after previously teaching Spanish and Social Studies in Dorchester County.

Ms. Nicole Sherrod-Hill will transfer from Easton High to Easton Elementary School as Assistant Principal. She joined the TCPS team in 2022, having previously been a School Administrator in Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Schools (NC) and a Teacher Leader in Prince George’s County. Ms. Sherrod-Hill holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Carlow University and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Administration from McDaniel College, where she also completed a Principal and Assistant Principal Certification Program. She is certified as a Level I and II Administrator and in Elementary Education (grades 1-6).

Mr. John Strickland will return to TCPS as Assistant Principal at Easton High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from Salisbury University. His professional certificates include Level I and II Administrator, Elementary 1-6 and Mathematics 4-9. Mr. Strickland first joined TCPS in 2011 as math teacher at Easton Middle School. He served as Assistant Principal at St. Michaels Middle High from 2018 – 2023. For the past two years, he has worked on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board CTE Committee as an Expert Review Team Manager.

“Congratulations to Mr. Kurtz, Mr. Strickland and Ms. Sherrod-Hill,” said Dr. Sharon Pepukayi, Superintendent of Schools. “They will be great additions to our school leadership teams and their prior experience in the district should allow for smooth transitions at EES, EHS and SMMHS.”