Fletcher confirmed as next commissioner of education in Kentucky | Education [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Robbie Fletcher was approved by the Kentucky Senate to become the state’s next commissioner of education.

Fletcher met with the Senate Education Committee on April 12. He was then approved on Monday. He will start the role on July 1.

“I am grateful for the Senate’s faith in my ability and my desire to accomplish great things for our students, our educators, our families and everyone in the Commonwealth,” Fletcher said in a news release. “I plan on taking the same ‘All In’ approach I have taken during my time as superintendent of Lawrence County Schools as we continue to strengthen public schools in Kentucky.”

Last year, the legislature changed state law mandating the Senate confirm the commissioner of education. This is the first time that measure has been put into place. 

Fletcher started out as a teacher in 1996 before getting into administration in 2004. …