Frankfort, Ky.–Shortly after taking the oath of office, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced an overhaul of the State Board of Education, appointing all new members to the panel. Among those appointed to the state school board is Holly Bloodworth of Murray. Bloodworth was the 2014 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, a former long-time teacher in the Murray Independent School District and faculty member at Murray State.
Other appointees who join Bloodworth on the state board are: Patrice McCrary, (Bowling Green) retired teacher; Mike Bowling (Middlesboro), former state representative and attorney; Sharon Porter Robinson, (Louisville) former president American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; Lu Young, (Nicholasville), former Jessamine County Schools Superintendent named 2012 Kentucky School Superintendent of the year; Cody Pauley Johnson (Pikeville); Lee Todd (Lexington) former University of Kentucky President 2001-2011; David Karem, (Louisville), former head of Louisville’s Waterfront Development Corporation; Claire Batt, (Lexington), an Intervention Tates Creek Elementary Teacher; Alvis Johnson, (Harrodsburg), former high school teacher, athletic director and assistant principal serving as UK’s assistant athletic director.
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