Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Hardin County press on Commish finalist Richard Hughes

Today's News-Enterprise article on Commish finalist Richard Hughes recalls his Hardin County past.
Hughes served as Hardin County Schools’ superintendent from 2002 to 2006. He retired after controversy over some tumultuous issues within the district, such as changing the school calendar and transferring a principal. He has served as a superintendent in Mount Sterling and a principal at three high schools.
Hughes told the News-Enterprise, he was interested in the opportunity to impact more than 600,000 students in Kentucky; "It's all about the kids" and "education is life."

I'm not sure what that means he would do for Kentucky's schools. I guess he'd just take 'em one game at a time.

He pointed out that he has experience running one of Kentucky's largest districts; one supposes, to remind us that his two Kentucky opponents were in charge of smaller independent districts.

Criminal and financial background checks on the finalists have started, Board Chairman Joe Brothers of Elizabethtown said. The board also will be doing reference checks, both with references supplied by the finalists and others who they feel are important.

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