<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><em ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(78, 80, 101); line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" >Welcome to the Office of the Superintendent for Cumberland&nbsp;County Schools! &nbsp;As your Superintendent of Schools, I welcome you to our district website!&nbsp; It is our hope that you will find our website informative and useful.&nbsp; If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding our education system, please do not hesitate to call me anytime at 270-864-3377 or send me an email </span ><a href="mailto:kirk.biggerstaff@cumberland.kyschools.us" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentcolor; color: rgb(15, 84, 29); line-height: 1.6em; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box;" >kirk.biggerstaff@cumberland.kyschools.u</a >s .&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(78, 80, 101); line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" >I am here to serve you.</span ></span ></em ></span ></p >
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<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="line-height: 17px;" ><strong >MISSION</strong ><strong > STATEMENT</strong >: My professional mission is to support students, teachers, staff, and parents by promoting a safe, nurturing, learning-centered culture focused on maintaining high-quality curriculum, instruction, and assessment in order to continually improve and advance academic achievement.</span ></span ></span ></p >
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<h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 23px; padding: 10px 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; color: rgb(67, 70, 73); line-height: 18px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><strong >EDUCATION</strong ><br />
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2012-Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.),&nbsp;WKU (4.0 GPA)<br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >2005-Master of Science in Library Media Education, WKU&nbsp;(4.0 GPA)</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >2002-Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies, WKU&nbsp;(Cum Laude honors)</span ></span ></span ></h3 >
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Superintendent Certification (P-12)<br />
Principal/Instructional Leadership Certification (P-12)<br />
Library Media Certification (P-12)<br />
Social Studies Certification (grades 8-12)</span ></span ></h3 >
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Superintendent of Schools</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Cumberland County Board of Education</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >2014-present</span ><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Principal<br />
Tompkinsville Elementary School<br />
2008</span ><span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >-2014</span ><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Assistant Principal</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Tompkinsville Elementary School</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >2006-2008</span ><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Library Media Specialist</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Monroe County High School</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >2004-2006</span ><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Teacher/Library Media Specialist</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >Metcalfe County Middle School/North Metcalfe Elementary School</span ><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.2em;" >2002-2004</span ></span ></span ></h3 >
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<p ><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><strong >GRANT PROCUREMENT</strong ></span ></span ></p >
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><strong >Cumberland County Board of Education (written by Dr. Biggerstaff)</strong ><br />
Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant (Districtwide), $440,000 (2018)<br />
Entrepreneurial Studies Grant (Districtwide), $20,000 (2018)<br />
Kitchen Equipment Assistance Grant (MS), $22,000 (2018)<br />
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant (ES), $490,000 (2018)<br />
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant (MS), $490,000 (2018)<br />
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Grant (ES), $23,000<br />
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant (HS), $490,000 (2017)<br />
Read to Achieve Literacy Grant (ES), $200,000 (2017)<br />
Math Achievement Fund Grant, $200,000 (2016)</span ></span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><strong >Tompkinsville Elementary School (written by Dr. Biggerstaff)</strong ><br />
Read to Achieve Literacy Grant, $145,500 (2014)<br />
21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, $352,500 (2014)<br />
Give with Target Facebook Grant, $1,000 (2012-2013)<br />
Kleenex Brand Back-to-School Field Trip Grant, $500 (2011-2012)<br />
Wal-Mart Foundation Community Outreach Grant, $500 (2011)</span ></span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><strong >Monroe County High School (written by Dr. Biggerstaff)</strong ><br />
National Endowment for the Humanities Bookshelf Grant, $500 (2007)<br />
Scholastic School-wide Bookstore Grant, $2,000 (2006)<br />
Improving Literacy through School Libraries Grant, $127,731 (2006)<br />
3M Salute to Schools Grant, $15,000 (2005)<br />
National Endowment for the Humanities Bookshelf Grant, $500 (2005)</span ></span ></p >
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<p style="line-height: 20.79px;" ><strong >AWARDS</strong ><strong > &amp; HONORS</strong ><br />
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<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2016-Distinguished District of Distinction (Cumberland Co. Schools, top 5% in KY)</span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2015-Distinguished School District (Cumberland Co. Schools, top 10% in KY)</span ></p >
<p style="line-height: 20.79px;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" ><span style="line-height: 1.6em;" >2014-National Blue Ribbon School-Tompkinsville Elementary</span ></span ></p >
<p style="line-height: 20.79px;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2014-School of Distinction (99th percentile)-Tompkinsville Elementary</span ></p >
<p style="line-height: 20.79px;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2014-National Distinguished Principal Finalist (KY Association of Elementary Principals)</span ></p >
<p style="line-height: 20.79px;" ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2013-Distinguished, High Performing, High Progress School (Top 10% in </span ><span style="font-size:14px;" >overall</span ><span style="font-size:14px;" > academic achievement-91<sup >st</sup > percentile; Top 10% in academic growth)-Tompkinsville Elementary</span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2008, 2009, 2010, 2011-KCCT State Assessment: Top 10% in Reading and Math Achievement-Tompkinsville Elementary</span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2012-National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Nominee-Tompkinsville Elementary</span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2008-Kentucky Department of Education Pacesetter School (top 5% of all public schools in Kentucky)-Tompkinsville Elementary</span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2009-2011-State Beta Club Executive Council</span ></p >
<p ><span style="font-size:14px;" >2007-2009-Kentucky Junior Beta Club State Sponsor</span ></p >
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<p ><img alt="My Family" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/b1dGwGY2et96GNniU2xjXCr6eeyYT3N43b_RbBhPwA1n_Q03nDDMod4THra6Cegjej5VsSLgos9guecOZK9IaCCpKCWsG80gFPBVkPdOVTAyqEgh5Og3uOJNirthPGBGxyjAKPue6gPV3E33rRcdzGPey0BFGBYgsXENrS4yk_Eu7uxZ07caFwIcjqzSEzeGbM5ac8m6KkEKGsS8jWXqa2W0X9gjBwHtsleDJ71oUaAzVSw7jtMkmbpEsh2NiZZsG2IGMX-jvg11w6pn8fTcsGJzaRmlhS4U_g9quQFvmFTGQaZTfNjomMJUw--B6mGi2cfDvO9yQ73NLFnlqpQly5VnQkyli4Hwrg5wHVY2kxSJyepGwTTNnVBGa6hf5r8XglOAH75zhO_n6s8rfsIP4UYmOt8RwK-_PcI36st9tSDWboET2quyRdzC50KfkKkwcfkrTBob3p82lfA4ES7oTxLt0Yk61yDfVKxz0NaUI2-_Jym3gHDljaSP0ubt1BJYN6_SrOrKUWbT3ccUBTC6me34FkY6FkaiJdfRzOjEdPcXrvtEsvHHODlErjspcOIZnlDZtrtrGkCpiUP_IfxcSr-xit21VarT9HtvwvBHUHBqQTrCqWMzeLKe-f7Fdh0=w632-h947-no" style="width: 450px; height: 674px;" /><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.6em; font-size: 16px;" >My Family-Wife Christie; Children: Campbell, Connor, and Clayton</span ></p >