Superintendant search – first 2 interviewed

The Board of Education for Fayette County announced on Friday that they will be interviewing two finalists for the post of Fayette County Public Schools Superintendant.

First up is Emmanuel “Manny” Culk, who currently serves as the Superintendant of the Portland Public Schools in Maine. Officials say he will be in Lexington on June 23-24.

Hired in 2012, Culk’s Portland District is the largest school district in Maine, serving about 7,000 students. He reportedly served as an Assistant Superintendent before that, in the School District of Philadelphia and the Baton Rouge Parish School system. These systems had 167,000 students and 46,000 students respectively.

With 7 years of classroom experience, Culk holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in education, a degree in law, and says he will complete his doctorate in education this coming December.  

Terri Breedan is next, currently Assistant Superintendent of the Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia. Officials say she will be in Lexington on June 25-26.  

Previously serving as an Assistant Superintendent in the Fairfax County Schools and Executive Director of grades 5-12 in the Metropolitan Nashville Schools, she’s managed a district of 181,000 and 75,000 students respectively.

A teacher for Nashville elementary and middle school for 12 years, she has also served as assistant principal and principal. Authorities say Breedan has completed a bachelor’s degree, two masters’ and a doctorate in education.

The Board of Education in Fayette County says that everyone is welcome and encouraged to:

• ·         Attend the community receptions for the first two finalists on June 23 and June 25 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (1600 Man o’ War Blvd). All students, families, employees, and all Lexington residents are welcome!

• ·         Participate in the public forums, moderated by KET Connections host Renee Shaw, on June 24 and June 26 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the district office.

• ·         You are also invited to submit questions for the public forum and send the school board feedback on the candidates – please visit www.fcps.net/letstalk to suggest questions and tell the school board what you think.

“This is an exciting for the Fayette County Public Schools as we look to select a leader who can help draw our team together and focus on building a brighter future for the children of Fayette County,” Price said. “We look forward to welcoming these high quality candidates and getting to know them while engaging our community to showcase our great school district.”

All information here was from the formal announcement sent out by the Board of Education’s District Spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall.