The Ashland Independent School District is a school district

School district

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 based in Boyd County

Boyd County, Kentucky

Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1860. Its are found at the northeastern edge of the state the near the Ohio River and Big Sandy River, nestled in the verdant rolling hills of Appalachia. The county seat is Catlettsburg. Its largest municipality is...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

. The district serves the area within the city limits of Ashland

Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the...

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Board of Education

Regular meetings of the board are held on the fourth Monday of each month.

Members

• Trish Hall, Chairperson
• Frank DeMartino, Assistant Chairperson
• Paul E. Stringer, Member
• Molly J. Webb, Member
• Carol Jackson, Member

Superintendent

The current superintendent of the Ashland Independent School District is Stephen E. Gilmore, who replaced the retiring Phil Eason on July 1, 2008. Gilmore is a former assistant superintendent and, at the time of his appointment, was the mayor of Ashland.

Secondary Schools

• Paul G. Blazer High School
  Paul G. Blazer High School
  Paul G. Blazer High School is a public high school located in Ashland, Kentucky. It is part of the Ashland Independent school district. Blazer replaced the former Ashland High School in 1963. For this reason, Blazer is still commonly referred to as simply "Blazer" by local residents, or...
  
   - Grades 9 to 12
• George M. Verity Middle School - Grades 7 and 8

Primary schools (Grades K to 6)

• Charles Russell Elementary
• Crabbe Elementary
• Hager Elementary
• Oakview Elementary
• Poage Elementary