Re-org!

The Kentucky Department of Education, led by Commissioner Holliday, is now organized into six offices, each with divisions.

Guiding Support Services/General Counsel (Kevin Brown)

• Communications and Community Engagement (Lisa Gross)
• District 180 (Sally Sugg)
• Innovation and Partner Engagement (David Cook)

Administration and Support (Hiren Desai)

• Budget and Financial Management (Charles Harman)
• Resource Management (Lynn McGowan-McNear)
• District Support (Kay Kennedy)
• School and Community Nutrition (Denise Hagan)

Knowledge, Information and Data Services (David Couch)

• Engineering and Management (Mike Leadingham)
• Operations and Services (Phil Coleman)

Next-Generation Schools and Districts (Larry Stinson)

• Consolidated Plans and Audits (Debbie Hicks)
• Next-Generation Professionals (Michael Dailey)

Assessment and Accountability (Ken Draut)

• Assessment Design and Implementation (Kevin Hill)
• Support and Research (Rhonda Sims)

Next-Generation Learners (Felicia Cumings-Smith)

• Program Standards (Michael Miller)
• Learning Services (Larry Taylor)
• Early Childhood (Annette Bridges)

Each of the six offices is led by an associate commissioner (named above in parentheses), and each division by a director (ditto).  At the top, an entire organizational level for deputy commissioners is gone.