Bellevue Independent Schools Superintendent Misty Middleton doesn’t want the district to celebrate improvement just once. “We want it to become part of who we are,” she wrote in an email to LINK nky. Middleton has set a high bar since joining Bellevue in 2022, bringing Grandview Elementary School out of the state’s comprehensive support program […]
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Meet your superintendent: Southgate Independent Schools
Editors note: This story has been updated to include correct enrollment numbers for the 2025-26 school year. School was always Southgate Superintendent Greg Duty’s safe space. While being raised by his grandmother and sleeping on her couch, Duty attended Dayton Independent Schools. Those teachers and coaches made the difference for him. “I would not be […]
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Meet your superintendent: Walton-Verona Independent Schools
Walton-Verona Independent Schools Superintendent Dr. Dylan Smith’s new office has three distinct potted plants. Smith joined Walton-Verona on July 1 from Oldham County Schools, where he served as assistant superintendent for student learning since 2020. On Friday, Smith motioned to a cluster of healthy heart-shaped leaves in a ceramic blue pot. He rescued the plant […]
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Meet your superintendent: Newport Independent Schools
Newport Superintendent Matt Atkins has sported district swag for as long as he can remember. Hanging in his office is a homemade white baby sweater emblazoned with a Newport wildcat — the first evidence of the generational pride that drove him to lead his hometown district. Atkins has served the district for more than two […]
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Meet your superintendent: Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools
Even while approaching his 27th year with Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School District, Superintendent Matt Engel thought hard about taking the job. Engel was named superintendent in February, but assumed the role in July. Doing right by the schools and streets that raised him is something he takes seriously. “I’ve done life here,” Engel told LINK nky. […]
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Meet your superintendent: Dayton Independent Schools
Dayton Independent Schools Superintendent Rick Wolf owns mostly green sneakers. And in the last couple years he’s noticed more students wearing district-colored kicks, too. It’s a good sign that he’s building connection with what he believes is one of the biggest parts of the job: students and families. “It’s about building pride where you’re from,” […]
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Meet your superintendent: Fort Thomas Independent Schools
Fort Thomas Independent Schools Superintendent Brian Robinson said he sees the district as a mirror that should reflect and benefit all residents. All taxpayers — regardless of whether they have enrolled children — should feel they’re getting a return on their investment in the district, Robinson said. “People ask, ‘Who’s your customer,” he said, “and I […]
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Meet your superintendent: Ludlow Independent Schools
While touring around Ludlow Independent Schools facilities, Superintendent Dr. Jason Steffen noted as many historic details as he did the new features. On a staircase landing, he gestured to a narrow, newly constructed room with churchlike windows. It’s empty now, but will soon be filled with archives from the district dating back to its origins […]
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Meet your superintendent: Kenton County Schools
Kenton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Henry Webb views the position as a 24/7 job. Webb started his education career at Floyd County Schools in eastern Kentucky as a teacher for visually impaired students in 1995, eventually becoming superintendent in 2007. After a decade, he joined Kenton County School District in 2017. This year marks his […]
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Meet your superintendent: Boone County Schools
Boone County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Hauswald moves through the district office with the energy of a man running his first marathon mile. It’s hard to tell this is Hauswald’s 17th year as a superintendent across three school districts, a job he first took in Indiana when he was 35. He relocated to Northern Kentucky […]
