Retired administrator Heath Cartwright has been tapped to serve as interim assistant principal of Crittenden County High School for the 2024-2025 school year. Before retiring in 2019, Cartwright amassed years of school leadership experience, including serving as principal at both Ledbetter Elementary and Heath Elementary in Paducah, Ky. He also served multiple roles at McCracken County Schools, including director of technology and professional development; assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction; and interim superintendent.
Since retiring, Cartwright has not strayed far from his roots in education. He has served as a home hospital teacher and interim superintendent at Caldwell County; a middle school interim principal at Livingston County Middle; and an elementary school interim principal at North Livingston.
Cartwright and his wife, Ronda, reside in Paducah and together have three children, four grandchildren, and a grandson on the way. They spend a great deal of time at their family farm in Caldwell County. Cartwright will assume his role at Crittenden County on July 1.