(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – Larry Stinson, retired superintendent of the Ft. Thomas Independent school district, has been named associate commissioner of the Office of District Support Services, the Kentucky Department of Education announced today.
Stinson fills the post vacated by Kyna Koch, who retired earlier this year.
As associate commissioner, Stinson will oversee the Divisions of Data Management, District Operations, Facilities Management and Nutrition and Health Services. The office and its divisions provide services to Kentucky public school districts, including financial calculations, school nutrition, facilities planning and pupil transportation.
Stinson has 34 years of educational experience and was superintendent of the Ft. Thomas Independent school district from 1994 until June 2007. Along with the traditional duties of a school superintendent, he also handled many financial duties, including tax rate calculations, state funding estimates and budget development. Stinson’s prior experience includes serving as superintendent for the Whitley County Consolidated School District in Indiana and for the Bremen Public School District in Indiana. He also has served as an assistant professorial lecturer at Thomas More College, high school principal, teacher and band director.
Stinson earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a Rank I from Murray State University. He also earned a doctorate from Indiana University and holds certifications for school superintendent, secondary school principal, supervisor of instruction and high school teaching.
Stinson is expected to begin his duties before the beginning of the 2007-08 school year.
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