Next KDE Commissioner focused on accountability, building relationships | Education [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentucky’s next top educator is transitioning from managing a school district of 2,500 students to the state’s entire education system of more than 600,000 students.

Robbie Fletcher will take over as the Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner on July 1. He has served as the superintendent of Lawrence County Schools since 2014. Before that, he served as a principal, assistant principal, and teacher at various schools since starting his career in 1996. 

“Regardless of the size of the district, there is one thing that matters most and that’s relationships, not a phone call, not a text, although texts are good sometimes, but a face-to-face meeting with the people that are in that area,” Fletcher said during his first press conference since confirmation. 

Last year, the legislature changed state law mandating the Senate confirm the commissioner of education. This is the first time that measure has been …