Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year

Staff Report

The Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.

schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.

The 48,387 square foot grocery store will be located on the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and Ft. Toulouse Road adjacent to the U.S. Post Office in Wetumpka. But there will be more to the development.

The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a

“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said,

“We have 7,000 feet of shops unattached to the Publix out front on an out parcel,” Trotman said. “There are also two other out parcels.”

As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed

Trotman said the development

“They have helped us in a lot of ways,” Trotman said. “We couldn’t ask for anything better from the city. City officials have been very supportive of this development. Mayor Willis is excited to have Publix in Wetumpka. We are excited to bring Publix to Wetumpka.” the school culture from that of a school struggling with low morale, achievement and attendance to a school that strives for excellence. By collaborating with staff, many of the school’s issues were identified and addressed. Futral’s leadership style of listening, encouraging, supporting, organizing and challenging the staff and students, caused the school culture to

Publix was founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins in Winter Haven, Florida. Publix is one of the 10 largest supermarket chains in the U.S. employing more than 240,000 people in 1,322 stores, 86 in Alabama. In 2021 Publix’s retail sales totaled $48 billion.

The nearest Publixs to Wetumpka are in Montgomery and Prattville. A Publix is set to open in March in Sylacauga.

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shift in a positive direction. The school experienced a 62 percent decrease in discipline referrals, 50 percent decrease in chronic absenteeism, 7 percent increase in the graduation rate, 33 percent increase in CCR rate and a 20 percent increase in ACT proficiency in the last five years.

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The Wetumpka City Council will likely decide at its next meeting for the rezoning of property on the southwest side of Wetumpka.

The 15 acres owned by John Stanley is currently zoned for rural holding and the rezoning of the property along Highway 14 near

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