Meet the candidates hoping to be the next Fayette County Public Schools superintendent
By: Web Staff
and last updated 2021-05-24 18:36:28-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â The Fayette County Board of Education has announced the names of the candidates who are hoping to be the next superintendent for Fayette County Public Schools.
#1: Christopher Bernier, Ed.D.
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Dr. Bernier currently serves as the chief of staff for the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bernier has served as an executive member in the fifth-largest school district in the U.S. since 2019. He drives the student-centered vision for over 310,000 students and 42,000 employees.
COLUMBIA - The CPS Board has voted to reinstate Helen Wade as President in a vote that took place during Monday nightâs meeting.
Additionally, Dr. Della Streaty-Wilhoit has been elected as vice-president, succeeding from Susan Blackburn who did not seek re-election.
Wade has been a member of the CPS board since 2011 and has served as president since 2019, while Dr. Streaty-Wilhoit has served since 2019.
No other board member was nominated for either position.
Prior to the meeting, new board members Jeanne Snodgrass and Katherine Sasser were officially sworn in.
They replace outgoing members Teresa Maledy and Blackburn.
During the meeting, the board also looked at plans for the potential redistricting of schools in the area.