Rex Booth has one more week of downtime before he begins his duties as Trigg County superintendent of schools next Monday.
The Edmonson County native was selected to head the school district from an applicant pool of nearly a dozen.
He began his teaching career at Trigg County over a decade ago and said his familiarity with the school district and community was a main factor in his decision to seek the job.
click to download audioBooth has spent the past several years as principal at Russellville High School but felt the interview process was with people he was already working with.
click to download audioHe got a chance to tour the campus facilities which included the new multi-purpose sports building as well as the Career and Technical Education building, formerly known as the vocational building during his first stint at Trigg County over a decade ago.
click to download audioBooth realizes he takes over command of the school district about six weeks before the start of the new school year and said one of his first priorities is to get the best people hired to fill vacant teaching and administrative positions across the district.
click to download audioBooth is hoping some of the new teacher hires will help educate current students to come back to the community after graduation and be productive.
click to download audioAn outgoing personality, Booth said he wants to be active in the community and be a visible and working presence.
click to download audioBooth replaces Bill Thorpe, who resigned after four years at the helm and will become the Superintendent of the Marshall County School District next Monday.
