Anna Shepherd was named superintendent for Floyd County schools on July 26, replacing Danny Adkins, who resigned and is now superintendent of Woodford County. Awarded a four-year contract, Shepherd previously served as chief early childhood officer and interim superintendent in the district.
Shepherd has been involved in education for 30 years, beginning in 1992 as a teacher at Prestonsburg Elementary and later at May Valley Elementary (both in Floyd County). She then served as curriculum coordinator at Allen Central High School (now consolidated with South Floyd High as Floyd Central High School).
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Commissioner's Comments
 Commissioner Jason E. Glass
About a year ago, someone from the Kentucky Education Association reached out to our office and asked if we would like to display the drawings our public school students did as part of their Difference Makers Art Contest. As those drawings were recently being taken down, it got me thinking about how they connect to the department’s efforts on teacher diversity and teacher recruitment.
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