UK College of Education's Young Continues Serving on KASA Leadership Team
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 19, 2015) — Lu Young, a professor in the University of Kentucky College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership Studies is a 2015-2016 officer of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). Officer selection took place during the group’s annual leadership institute in Louisville July 17.
Young, immediate past president of KASA, was the first chief academic officer of Fayette County Public Schools, serving from July 2013 to December 2014. Before coming to Fayette County, Young served nine years as superintendent of Jessamine County Schools, her home school district, where she began her career in education in 1983. During her tenure in Jessamine County, she was selected as the 2012 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year.
Young was also appointed by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear to serve on the state Gifted Advisory Council. Her other professional commitments include serving as one of Kentucky’s two Governing Board representatives for the American Association of School Administrators, and a member of the board of the Kentucky Council for Administrators of Special Education (KY CASE) and the Advisory Council for AdvancEd Kentucky.
At UK, Young is part of the Next Generation Leadership Academy and a member of the UK College of Education Board of Advocates.
In addition to Young, the new KASA officers include President Barry Lee, director of special education services at Pulaski County Schools; President-Elect Jennifer Carroll, professional growth and evaluation system coordinator at the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative and Wolfe County Schools; and Vice President Casey Allen, superintendent of Ballard County Schools. For more information on each officer, visit http://files.ctctcdn.com/38b7d182501/b8147e7a-5e1a-429d-814e-008fce3419e1.pdf.
In the coming year, the officers will lead work in expanded support for principals; continue to develop KASA’s new superintendent training program as a model for the nation; and ensure the association meets the ever-changing needs of school leaders, upholds and strengthens the profession, and integrates resilient leadership into leadership development programs.
KASA is the largest school administrator group in Kentucky, representing more than 3,000 education leaders from across the Commonwealth. Formed in 1969, KASA connects education leaders to policymakers, legislators, and other interest groups, and provides numerous benefits and services to Kentucky’s school administrators.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Harder, 859-323-2396, whitney.harder@uky.edu