CRESTVIEW, Fla. — Kimberly Sears is assistant principal of Crestview High School. The appointment of the veteran Okaloosa educator was approved last week by the Okaloosa County School Board.
An Okaloosa County School District educator for 23 years, Sears has taught kindergarten, first grade, second grade, elementary and middle school physical education, and served as a Teacher on Special Assignment (TSA) in Guidance, the Okaloosa County School District (OCSD) said in an announcement.
Sears served last year as the TSA in Guidance at Crestview High School, the OCSD said.
Most of her years with the OCSD have been at Southside Elementary School and Davidson Middle School.
Sears also served at Longwood Elementary School, Florosa Elementary School, and Kenwood Elementary School. She has coached basketball, tennis, and dance team.
A graduate of the University of West Florida in 1999 with a degree in Elementary Education, Sears earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in 2020 at The University of Texas Arlington.
Sears and her husband, Troy, have been married for 16 years. They have four children: Britini, 26, and Hunter, 22, are both recent graduates of the University of West Florida; Trace, 20, is currently training as a Combat Controller with the United States Air Force; and Ryder, who is using his ServSafe Certificate as a line cook at The Wild Olive.
Her three oldest children are graduates of Crestview High School, and her youngest is still attending Crestview High School. Sears said she is very passionate about being a Crestview Bulldog along with her four children.
