AG administrator named assistant superintendent
The director of curriculum in the Albert Gallatin School District will have a new title that she said will help move the district forward.
Dr. Beth Hutson has been appointed by the school board as an assistant superintendent in the district.
“It is a true honor to serve my alma mater in a district leadership capacity,” she said. “Albert Gallatin has great students, excellent teachers and a strong administrative team — add to that school directors who put students first and parents who value and support education.”
Hutson has been the director of curriculum and instruction for Albert Gallatin for three years. In that capacity, she oversees educational aspects of the system related to curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional development, program evaluations, policy development, strategic planning, employee relations, parent and community outreach, and the selection, training and supervision of personnel.
Before her employment with Albert Gallatin, Hutson taught for eight years as a gifted, general and special education teacher at the elementary, middle and high school levels in the Apollo-Ridge, Kiski Area and Leechburg school districts.
She also has served as an assistant professor of special and gifted education for five years at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Additionally, Hutson spent a year with Intermediate Unit 1 as a regional curriculum specialist and two years with the Laurel Highlands School District as a director of federal programs and curriculum.
According to Albert Gallatin Superintendent Carl Bezjak, Hutson will continue her duties under her previous title, at the same salary, but also will now provide support for his office and have authority in the district in his absence.
“Dr. Hutson will be an asset to our district with her in depth knowledge and background in curriculum and instruction,” Bezjak said.
“She also has experience in working with Intermediate Units and other districts bringing into play a variety of ideas to promote student achievement. She is also very instrumental in directing the transition to the common core standards, recognizing our strengths and weaknesses within the curriculum.”
While at Albert Gallatin, Hutson has been instrumental in implementation of several programs in the district including the institution of a new grading scale and policy as well as an in-house cyber school program and other projects benefiting students and staff.
She said her plans in her new role as assistant superintendent include establishing partnerships with industry and post-secondary institutions, increase teacher leadership opportunities, institute a literacy improvement initiative and enhancing the use of the district’s website for parents, students and staff.
“We have all the ingredients for an excellent school system,” she said. “I’m excited to play a key role in moving the district forward.”