Pattonville Board of Education extends Superintendent Hugh Kinney’s contract through 2005

The Pattonville Board of Education on Jan. 22 unanimously voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Hugh Kinney for another year. The vote extends Kinney’s contract through the year 2005.

“Since Dr. Kinney joined the Pattonville School District, he has had one goal – to improve student achievement for all children,” said Board President Kathy Fitzgerald. “Through his leadership, our academic achievement has improved, the dropout rate has declined, services have increased for students needing extra assistance and course offerings have been made more rigorous and challenging. He has truly made a difference in the lives of our community’s children.”

Kinney was named superintendent of Pattonville in 1997. He was the superintendent of the Affton School District prior to coming to Pattonville and also served as an area superintendent in the Parkway School District.

Kinney is active locally and on the state level. He served on the state’s Blue Ribbon Task Force dealing with recruitment and retention of qualified teachers in Missouri and the Special Education Advisory Panel to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. He was named community development vice president of the Northwest Communities Chamber of Commerce and is past chairman of the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation (VICC). He is currently serving as the chairperson of the CharacterPlus program.