FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 8, 2019) - Kentucky Department of Corrections Education Division Director Ravonne Sims today announced that Steve Meadows has been promoted to branch manager.
“Meadows’ professional leadership and experience spans multiple pathways and careers,” said Sims. “His background and expertise in the areas of change management and process improvement will immediately contribute to the Education Division’s reform efforts.”
Meadows’ 20 years of active duty service in the United States Air Force included two tours of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He began a second career in public education first as a teacher, and then held the roles of district personnel director, superintendent of schools, and state school manager for the Department of Education in Change Management.
His actions transformed the financial, academic, and organizational status in multiple school districts. Under Meadows’ leadership, districts with persistently low performing schools recovered from scholastic audit deficiencies and financial budget deficits, to that of high performing, innovative systems of proficient and distinguished schools.
He attributes these successful turn-around strategies to building sustainable leadership capacity and establishing a strong sense of urgency to improve the value of education.
Meadows received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in occupational education from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, TX. He received his master’s in educational leadership, principal K-12, and superintendent’s certification from Morehead State University where he has also completed 12 hours in doctoral studies.
In 2017, Meadows joined the Department of Corrections as the regional education administrator at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex.