Kim Wilson to serve as interim principal at Wando High School

Charleston County School District (CCSD) announces the appointment of Kim Wilson as interim principal at Wando High School. Wilson retired from CCSD in 2018 after 42 years in education. He has since continued to support the district by serving in an interim administrator capacity.

Wilson first worked as a teacher in West Virginia, but he and his family knew from their vacations in Myrtle Beach that they loved the South Carolina Lowcountry. As a result, on one of their trips, he packed a suit and interviewed for a local job in education. He first landed a teaching position in Horry County before eventually moving to Mount Pleasant to work in a private school as the Director of Guidance and a football coach.

In 1985, he was hired at Wando as the Director of Guidance. He remained at Wando for the next 25 years, making the school and the Mount Pleasant community his home. Both he and his wife, Betsy Wilson, worked there, and his two children were enrolled as students. Betsy was a teacher at Wando and retired from the district after teaching for 27 years.

After his role in guidance, Wilson served as an assistant principal at Wando before being offered the job of principal at R.B. Stall High School in North Charleston.

Wilson served at Stall for six years before being appointed the district’s Executive Director of Secondary Learning due to his outstanding leadership and talents in the high school arena.

Wilson holds a Bachelor’s in Education from Glenville State College, Master’s degrees in Counseling and Rehabilitation and Physical Education from Marshall University, and a Specialist’s degree in Education from The Citadel. In addition to receiving the 2013 South Carolina Principal of the Year honor, he also earned Administrator of the Year in 2006, Assistant Principal of the Year for 2002-2003, and Counselor of the Year for 1988-1989.

For more information, contact the Division of Strategy and Communications at (843) 937-6303.

About the Charleston County School District

Charleston County School District (CCSD), a nationally-accredited school district, is the second largest school system in South Carolina representing a unique blend of urban, suburban, and rural schools spanning 1,300 square miles along the coast. CCSD serves more than 50,000 students in 87 schools and specialized programs. With approximately 6,100 employees district-wide, CCSD is the fourth largest employer in the region.

CCSD offers a diverse, expanding portfolio of options and specialized programs, delivered through neighborhood, charter, magnet, IB (international baccalaureate), and Montessori schools, and is divided into three Learning Communities. Options include specialized programs in science, engineering and mathematics; liberal arts; music and other creative and performing arts; career and technical preparation programs; and military and other public service enterprises.