Sara Crum, the new superintendent of Jessamine County, has been with the district for 25 years. Submitted photo
Building relationships between the school, families, students and the community is one of the many priorities of Sara Crum, the new superintendent of Jessamine County.
“We will continue to work and increase our students’ achievement,” Crum said. “That is always the goal.”
Crum was named superintendent in June of 2024, starting a transition from her prior position, which she held for three years, as the Jessamine County director of operations. She said the knowledge she gained during that time has helped create a smooth transition.
“We are a really great team and since I have been working with them at the central office, it helped tremendously and made this transition pretty seamless,” she said.
Crum started in education 25 years ago as a teacher for Nicholasville Elementary School (Jessamine County). She then became the curriculum resource administrator and later, principal of the school. During her time in administration, she has supervised numerous departments, including transportation, food services and athletics.
She even worked with local law enforcement during a period of her career as the district safety and security coordinator, ensuring security measures were adjusted, implemented and reviewed when needed.
“One position has just led to the other and it has just been a natural progression,” Crum said. “I love our district, and it is just a great place to be.”
Crum hopes to use her experiences to focus on building relationships and creating a space for student success.
“There are a lot of great things going on in our school buildings and I want our focus this year to be making sure we are working on family engagement and student relationships,” she said.
Looking at the initiatives in place already, Crum hopes to be intentional about the actions within the district and their efforts with their students and families.
“On a daily basis, we want to form those connections with our children that will last, and those relationships will be the things that our students remember later in life,” she said. “We want to do the very best that we can for our students first, then we help them achieve their highest potential.”
Crum received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree, both in education, from Georgetown College. She then earned a master’s degree in instructional leadership from Eastern Kentucky University and a school superintendent certification from the University of Kentucky.
Leave A Comment