By Tom Latek

Kentucky Today

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced Monday Jennifer Stafford has been appointed to serve as the new associate commissioner of the Department’s Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), effective July 1.

Stafford will replace longtime associate commissioner Rhonda Sims, who is retiring on June 30. Sims has worked at KDE for almost 31 years, having served every Commissioner of Education since the passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, which made significant changes to the state’s education system.

Stafford brings more than two decades of experience in education and assessment to her new role. A long-time leader within KDE, she has served as the director of the Division of Assessment and Accountability Support since 2015. Sh

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