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Three Vestavia Hills principals received contract extensions through June 30, 2029, on Monday, March 30, 2026. They are, from left, Pizitz Middle School Principal Alicia Hunsberger, Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus Principal Bill Mann and Vestavia Hills Alternative School Principal Lauren Dressback.
The Vestavia Hills Board of Education on Monday renewed the contracts of three principals for three more years.
Principals receiving contract extensions included:
- Alicia Hunsberger, the principal at Pizitz Middle School, whose contract now extends through June 30, 2029, at a salary of $145,207
- Bill Mann, the principal of Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus, whose contract now extends through June 30, 2029, at a salary of $133,438
- Lauren Dressback, the Vestavia Hills alternative school principal, whose contract now extends through June 30, 2029, at a salary of $116,988
The school board also heard a report about the school system’s efforts to improve communication with parents and the community at large by simplifying communication tools, boosting engagement and building consistency with branding and messaging.
Communication liaisons have been added in all schools, and social media posts have grown to 8.55 million views and 160,000 interactions — a 101% increase over the same period from last year, school system spokesman Whit McGhee said.
The district also has had 11,410 posts sent out through the Parentsquare portal, 12,137 photos and videos shared, 127,832 direct messages to parents and 9,401 virtual phone calls, McGhee said. The district’s website was revamped in the fall of 2024 and since the start of this school year has received 596,704 pageviews, he said.
In other business Monday, the Vestavia Hills school board;
- Agreed to purchase two new 78-passenger buses from Central States Bus Sales in Prattville at a cost of $158,812 each. The buses will be replacements for existing buses to keep the fleet up to date, Superintendent Todd Freeman said.
- Approved a licensing agreement to allow Bombard Graphics to use the school system’s logos in its products. Bombard Graphics produces banners for some Vestavia Hills schools and school-affiliated groups.
- Approved new social studies and arts textbooks vetted by both state and Vestavia Hills committees that included parents and faculty
