Jim Flynn told the Herald-Leader Wednesday he is not the preferred candidate to be the new Kentucky Education Commissioner. On Tuesday the state board of education entered into contract negotiations with a preferred candidate.
“I am not the chosen candidate to be the next commissioner,” said Flynn, executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents and former Simpson County Superintendent.
The other two candidates, Eminence Superintendent Buddy Berry and Lawrence County Superintendent Robbie Fletcher, did not immediately respond to an email about whether they were the preferred candidate.
Kentucky Department of Education officials said Wednesday they would announce the preferred candidate Thursday. The Kentucky Senate will approve the new commissioner under a new state law.
The position is open following the resignation last year of Jason Glass.
This is a developing story and will be updated.