Floyd County Schools superintendent resigns

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – After more than 20-years working in the school system, Floyd County School Superintendent, Dr. Henry Webb, resigned Monday, effective at the end of this month.

He has been superintendent just shy of a decade.

Below is the official news release from the school system:

At the June 12 Special Called Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Henry Webb submitted his resignation effective June 30, 2017.

Dr. Henry Webb began his educational career in Floyd County Schools in August of 1995 as a teacher for the visually impaired. He continued in that role and taught physical education and social studies.

In June of 1999, Webb was selected as assistant principal at South Floyd High School and went on to become principal in October of that same year. After serving as building leader for five years, Dr. Webb moved to a district level position, Director of District Wide Services, for three years and was then selected as superintendent in December of 2007.

Over the course of his years of leadership, Floyd County Schools has seen tremendous growth.

Attendance has increased, the district average ACT score is at an all-time high, scores on the state accountability system are the highest ever, and the district is the only district in Kentucky to be designated a District of Distinction for three consecutive years.

In 2016, Floyd County Schools ranked 6th in the state of the 173 school districts (FCS ranked 86th in 2007).

In addition to improving test scores, Dr. Webb’s vision of an early college academy became a reality and 63 students have graduated high school with Associate’s degrees.

Realizing all students have to be more proficient with technology and seeing the need for personalized instruction led Dr. Webb to designing and implementing a digital one-to-one program where all students in grades 5-12 have a personal device to use and take home.

Under his leadership, Floyd County Schools was one of the first districts in Kentucky to have free breakfast and lunch for every child and in the summer of 2016, this expanded to a mobile delivery of lunch during part of the summer to highly populated areas in every attendance area, including instructional activities.

Superintendent Webb is the first to serve. When Renaissance Learning Center, our alternative program, and McDowell Elementary were flooded before state assessment in 2011, he was there at 4:00 AM the next morning to start removing water from a section of the building at RLC before moving on to McDowell. He wasn’t there to visit or to supervise, he was there to help and that meant cleaning mud. Multiple people said that no worked any harder than he did. And he wasn’t complaining. He was in the middle, working and inspiring, leading by example.

When representatives from the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents met at Prestonsburg Elementary came to surprise Webb with an award, they had to wait a few minutes as Dr. Webb was picking up some litter he saw on the campus while he was on his way to the building.

Dr. Webb has won Superintendent of the Year and is the Kentucky representative for the School Superintendents Association in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Webb has also won the F.L. Dupree Superintendent of the Year award through the Kentucky School Board Association, and the Dr. Samuel Robinson Award for leadership.

Webb has served as president of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, served on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Control and as a member of the Commissioner’s Work Group for Consequential Review, a committee for the new accountability system. These are just a few examples of the different ways he has served the KIDS of Floyd County.

Dr. Henry Webb has led Floyd County Schools by example. His passion for making things better for kids is unmatched. His willingness to grow has inspired others to grow. Dr. Webb doesn’t see obstacles; he sees opportunities. And he will be missed.

TEAM FLOYD would like to thank Dr. Henry Webb for his twenty-two years with Floyd County Schools. We wish him the best.