The Elizabethtown Independent School District has a new superintendent.
The EIS Board of Education voted during a special meeting Wednesday to hire Paul Mullins to lead the school district.
Board Chair Guy Wallace said the board is proud to hire Mullins, who is a 1983 graduate of Elizabethtown High School. Wallace said Mullins was named Superintendent of the Year in 2022 by the Kentucky Education Development Corporation, and has worn many hats during his education career.
“Paul has been principal, athletic director, he’s been a teacher, so he taught,” Wallace said. “He was a principal at an elementary school, a middle school, two high schools, he was also an assistant principal at a high school. He was also an athletic director at the high school.”
Mullins comes to EIS from Logan County Schools, where he has served as superintendent for the last seven years. He said it was humbling to accept the position.
“First of all, I want to thank the Board of Education for giving me the opportunity to serve in this capacity,” Mullins said. “I make the pledge to you that I’m going to work tirelessly every day to make this school district everything it’s ever been, and we’re going to strive to be even more.”
Mullins thanked Acting Superintendent Chase Goff, and said with his support he expects it to be a seamless transition into the job. He also said he looks forward to helping move the district forward.
“This is a great district that has a rich tradition, and we’re going to continue to work tirelessly to uphold that tradition, and at the same time we understand that all means all, so as we move forward we’re not leaving anybody, we’re bringing everybody as we go forward,” Mullins said.
Mullins will start with EIS after concluding his position at Logan County Schools on August 31.
