The Kentucky Board of Education has voted to hire Stephen Pruitt as the state’s next education commissioner.
Pruitt is senior vice president of Achieve Inc., an education reform organization. He also served in various roles with the Georgia Department of Education before joining Achieve, Inc. in 2010.
In a special meeting Wednesday, Board Chairman Roger Marcum read a statement from Pruitt.
"As a classroom teacher, a state administrator, and a vice president for an education non-profit, my focus has always been on doing what is best for students and that will not change as commissioner," Pruitt stated.
The state Board of Education will meet October 6 to ratify a contract with Pruitt. He is expected to start his new duties later in the month.
Pruitt replaces Terry Holliday who retired in late August.
