HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Hopkinsville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center has hired Leigh Ann Stewart as principal. The center will be located at the current Indian Hills Elementary and will house the district preschool and the Inspire Early Learning Academy.
Stewart is currently the assistant principal at MLK Jr. Elementary, and will be starting her new role in July, according to a news release from Christian County Public Schools.
“We are beyond excited for the opening of the MLK Jr. Early Learning Center and for Ms. Stewart to lead the programs,” said CCPS Assistant Superintendent Jessica Addison. “Ms. Stewart has served in a variety of capacities in her tenure with Christian County Public Schools, always stepping up to whatever task is assigned. We have no doubt she will step into this role with the new early learning center with the same enthusiasm and leadership she is known for.”
Stewart is a Christian County native and CCHS graduate. Her entire education career has been spent in Christian County serving as teacher and Curriculum Specialist at Lacy and Belmont Elementary Schools, Assistant Principal with Millbrooke and MLK, and served as the School Improvement Administrator at Freedom and MLK Elementary Schools. She also served as a school administrator at Cumberland Hall, said the news release from CCPS.
“CCPS’s vision to invest in high quality early care and education for our community has become a reality,” said Principal Stewart. “With the recent addition of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early Learning Center to house Inspire Early Learning Center and CCPS Preschool, I’m excited to be part of the team to ensure our youngest learners enter school ready to succeed!”
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