Walton-Verona Independent Public School district has named Dr. Dylan Smith as its new superintendent. Smith will take the reins from Matt Baker, who is retiring from the role at the end of the school year.
Smith will officially become superintendent on July 1.
Smith currently serves as the assistant superintendent for student learning at Oldham County Schools. Previously, he served as the principal of North Oldham Middle School, the director of data and intervention at ReNEW Schools in New Orleans and the director of professional development at Kent Schools.
He has a roughly 20-year career in education.
Smith has a doctorate in educational leadership and policy from the University of Washington. He lives with his family in Goshen, Kentucky, in Oldham County.