Hoover Superintendent Finalist For State Position

HOOVER, AL - Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy Murphy was named one of four finalists to head up the state's board of education.

Murphy announced last week she was seeking the position, which has been vacant since former Superintendent Michael Sentance resigned in September. Former state superintendent Ed Richardson has served as interim superintendent since then. Murphy was one of 41 applicants for the position.

Murphy joins a list of finalists that includes Eric Mackey, executive director for the School Superintendents of Alabama and previously superintendent for Jacksonville City Schools; Craig Pouncey, superintendent for Jefferson County Schools; and Robert Scott, former education commissioner. The state board is expected to make its decision April 20 after the four finalists are interviewed in Montgomery.

Murphy has been superintendent for Hoover City Schools since June 2015. Before that, she was superintendent in Monroe County for four years and an administrative assistant to the Butler County superintendent for two years. She spent seven years as a high school principal (Charles Henderson and Greenville high schools) and nine years as principal at Greenville Middle School. She also taught eight years as a college professor at Judson College and West Georgia College and served as athletic director and a department chairwoman at one of those colleges.

Photo from the Twitter account of Kathy Murphy