Administrators

Sharon Lewis is a highly experienced educator, beginning her career as a teacher in 1991. She has taught at all levels of early childhood and elementary education. From 2007-2017, she served as an assistant principal and principal in the Bentonville School District in Arkansas, where she also served as an adjunct professor at NorthWest Arkansas Community College and John Brown University. In 2017, Lewis returned to South Carolina and currently teaches fourth-grade at Jackson School.

"I am thrilled and honored to be selected as the next principal of Doby's Mill Elementary School. With a decade of administrative experience, including serving as both an assistant principal and principal, I am eager to contribute my skills and passion to this wonderful school community. Together, we will build upon Doby's strong foundation, fostering a school culture that inspires, empowers, and develops strong character in all - a place where every Dolphin thrives."

Lewis earned a bachelor of science in early childhood and elementary education from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Walden University.

Lewis has a son, Jacob (27), a daughter, Emily (25) and a granddaughter, Sutton (4). 

Mrs. Beckley returns to KCSD after serving as an assistant principal at Willow Drive Elementary School in Sumter during the 2023-2024 school year. Prior to this, she taught English at Camden Middle School for three years, and was a first, second, third and fifth grade teacher at Camden Elementary for 21 years. She began her career at Newington Elementary School where she taught for five years. Beckley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from the College of Charleston and a Masters Degree in Education Administration and Leadership from Columbia College. She completed the KCSD Developing Administrators Program. She is married to Denny Beckley, and they have three children, Devin (25), Davis (19) and Delaney (16).