North Bolivar district names Dr. Addie Miller next superintendent

North Bolivar Consolidated School District turned to one of its own to lead the system through a sensitive stretch, naming Dr. Addie Miller as its next superintendent effective July 1, 2026. Miller was already serving as the district’s federal programs director, and the district site listed Jeremiah Burks as interim superintendent, signaling a planned handoff inside the same organization.

Miller brings deep ties to the district and to Shelby. North Bolivar named her its 2022 Administrator of the Year, said she was hired as principal of I.T. Montgomery Elementary School in Mound Bayou in 2019, and noted that she began her education career in 2004. A native of Shelby, Miller graduated from Broad Street High School in 2000.

Her new job places her over a compact but important district that serves C.E. Hall Elementary in Duncan, I.T. Montgomery Elementary in Mound Bayou, and Northside High in Shelby. North Bolivar enrolled about 775 students across those three schools in the 2024-2025 school year, which makes decisions about staffing, transportation, and classroom support especially consequential for families in Bolivar County.

The stakes are higher because the district has been under accreditation pressure. North Bolivar’s accreditation was on probation, and violations had to be resolved by the end of 2026 or the district could face a possible state takeover. That puts Miller in the position of managing not just daily operations, but also compliance, academic direction, and communication with parents and state officials.

Miller’s background in federal programs may matter in that effort. District materials say the Office of Federal Programs provides district-wide support for students and teachers, and that federal funds help deliver supplementary educational opportunities. In a small system with a five-member board of trustees and a central office in Mound Bayou, that kind of institutional knowledge can help steady the district as it moves into a new leadership era.

For families in Mound Bayou, Shelby, Duncan, Alligator, and Winstonville, the change is more than a routine personnel move. It places a familiar administrator in the superintendent’s office at a time when North Bolivar needs stability, clear priorities, and a cleaner path forward.