FCPS Board Members
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Christy Morris
District 1
Bio highlights
- School board service: elected in 2019 and 2020; term expires in 2024
- Experience: hospital finance; co-founder, treasurer of Fayette Eating Education and Delivery (FEED); member of Beaumont Middle School's Family Resource Advisory Council; PTA Sister School liaison; director of Run the Bluegrass kids' race; cross-country coach at Rosa Parks Elementary; Cub Scout leader at Cardinal Valley Elementary
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration-Finance, University of Kentucky
- Occupation: operations manager of FEED, YMCA, full-time parent
- Family: husband, Michael; two sons
How to reach her
Christy Morris
c/o superintendent's office
450 Park Place
Lexington KY 40511
(859) 230-7250 -
Tyler Murphy, chair
District 2
Bio highlights
- School board service: elected in 2018, elected chair in 2021; term expires in 2022
- Experience: National Board Certified Teacher; Social Studies teacher; SBDM teacher representative; board member of the Kentucky Education Association / Central District; associate campus director of the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program; steering committee of the Kentucky Council on Social Studies; Session member at First Presbyterian Church (Lexington) and trustee of the Cornerstone Fund; board of directors, Kentucky Association for Academic Competition
- Education: B.A. in Political Science and History from Transylvania University; M.A. in Education from Morehead State University
- Occupation: Social Studies teacher (AP U.S. Government & Politics and AP World History) at Boyle County High School
How to reach him
Tyler Murphy
c/o superintendent's office
450 Park Place
Lexington KY 40511
(859) 368-6570 -
Tom Jones
District 3
Bio highlights
- School board service: elected in 2020; term expires in 2024
- Experience: teacher and administrator in FCPS for 27 years, including 16 as principal at Bryan Station Middle School; Kentucky director for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/AdvancED (now called Cognia) for 12 years and director of Education Improvement for AdvancED/Cognia for four years; part-time lead evaluator for diagnostic reviews, district, and school accreditation reviews in Kentucky and other states through 2019
- Education: bachelor's degree in English from Transylvania University and a master’s degree in Secondary Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Kentucky; Rank I in School Administration from UK
- Occupation: retired
- Family: wife, Loraye, and one son
How to reach him
Tom Jones
P.O. Box 23025
Lexington KY 40523-3025
(859) 227-0046 -
Stephanie Aschmann Spires
District 4
Bio highlights
- School board service: appointed in 2017; selected chairwoman in August 2018; elected in November 2018; term expires in 2022
- Experience: PTA at Lexington Hearing and Speech Center (past president) and Ashland Elementary, former executive director at Arbor Youth Services, previously a member of the FCPS Special Needs Task Force, LFUCG's Commission on Youth and Public Safety, the Model Court Steering Committee, the Juvenile Detention and Alternative Initiative, and Volunteers of America Advisory Board; also served on the boards of the Lexington Public Library and Library Foundation, the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, Uspiritus, Bellwood Children's Home, and LFUCG's Homeless Prevention and Intervention; also, foster parent
- Education: B.A. in Secondary Education Social Studies and B.S. in Political Science, M.S. in Higher Education, all from the University of Kentucky
- Occupation: social entrepreneur
- Family: three daughters and one son
How to reach her
Stephanie Aschmann Spires
c/o superintendent's office
450 Park Place
Lexington KY 40511
(859) 351-8599 -
Amy Green, vice chair
District 5
Bio highlights
- School board service: elected in 2020, elected vice chair in 2021; term expires in 2024
- Experience: SBDM parent representative; PTA corresponding secretary and executive board member; mathematics instructor and course coordinator at the University of Kentucky; Rank I high school math teacher at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
- Education: Bachelor of Arts in both Mathematics and Secondary Mathematics Education, Master of Arts in Education, and Master of Arts in Mathematics, all from University of Kentucky
- Occupation: educator, entrepreneur, full-time parent
- Family: husband and two children
How to reach her
Amy Green
c/o superintendent's office
450 Park Place
Lexington KY 40511
(859) 227-2374
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The Fayette County Board of Education:
- Develops policy that governs the operation of schools;
- Provides visionary leadership that establishes long-range plans and programs for the district;
- Hires the superintendent and issues annual evaluation reports;
- Sets local tax rates and practices vigorous stewardship to ensure that all school district funds are spent wisely.
The board's Standards of Practice outline 14 agreements drafted during a retreat with Superintendent Manny Caulk. The document was approved Oct. 26, 2015, and reaffirmed May 20, 2019.
Feedback: You can reach out to all five board members to share input or suggestions.
Superintendent's role: Acting Superintendent Marlene Helm serves as secretary to the school board. Her executive assistant is Tanya Dailey, at (859) 381-4104.
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To be qualified for this elective office, a candidate or applicant must be at least 24 years old, a Kentucky citizen for the last three years, and a registered voter in the appropriate district and voter precinct(s). They must also hold a high school diploma or GED certificate and be in compliance with anti-nepotism state laws, and cannot provide contract services for the school district.
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Under state law, the Kentucky education commissioner has 90 days to appoint someone to complete the term if a seat is vacated. The school board advertises for qualified applicants by running notices in the Lexington Herald-Leader and on the school district’s website. After receiving the applications and verifying qualifications, the Kentucky Department of Education sends a letter to the superintendent with a list of all qualified candidates. A committee selected by the commissioner then interviews all qualified candidates and makes a recommendation to the commissioner, who has the final determination.