As changes are being made to top posts in the Hamilton County Department of Education’s central office, Interim Superintendent Kirk Kelly said he wants the new hires to focus on supporting schools.
“If we are a good support team, our principals and our teachers are going to get better,” Kelly said.
On Monday, Kelly announced that two high school principals will be filling the new assistant superintendent positions and reporting to Jill Levine, the district’s recently named chief academic officer.
Zac Brown, principal at The Howard School, will be the district’s new assistant superintendent of operations and work hand-in-hand with Justin Robertson, the new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
Robertson now is the principal at Red Bank High School. He said he looks forward to transitioning this summer into his new role. Initially, Robertson said, he plans to focus on improving literacy in kindergarten through third grade, which is a district-wide objective Kelly has put in place.