Moton Elementary Facts
History of Moton Elementary
Bethlehem Baptist Church was the original location of the Brooksville School Society founded in 1868 with Mrs. Hagler as the teacher. In 1871, it became a public school and moved to several other locations. In 1939, it was renamed Moton School in honor of Mr. Robert Russa Moton, second President of Tuskegee Institute. From its present location on Emerson Road, Moton continues to operate and as such is the oldest continuously operating public school in Hernando County.
Location 900 Emerson Road Built in 1956
Location 7175 Emerson Road Built in1990
Principal - Yvonne (Mary) Brewer
Superintendent – Dan McIntyre
Dedication ceremony was October 11, 1990. Lee Roy Selmon, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer spoke to the Moton Family on the importance of education in his own life.
Current Enrollment
PRE-K 36
Kindergarten 109
1ST Grade 96
2ND Grade 86
3RD Grade 87
4TH Grade 81
5TH Grade 71
Total 565
Principals
- John DiRienzo Jr. 1996 – 1999
- Donnie Moen 1999 – 2006
- Debi (Vermette) Shellabarger 2006 – 2011
- Mark Griffith 2011 – 2016 (Jamie Young 2016 – 2016)
- Joseph Frana 2016 – 2018 (Brent Gaustad 2018 – 2018)
- Patty D. Martin 2018 – Current
Present Day
- 98 staff members
- 5th Grade teacher Juretta Carr served as an Army Medic from 1990-1995
- Kindergarten teacher Sonya Burns attended Moton as a Kindergartener in 1970
- Physical Education teacher Dana Crosby attended Moton as Kindergartener in 1970