Tom Shelton

Fayette County Public Schools operates as school district, which is composed of many schools, existing to serve students from the Lexington metro area. Its employees share a common goal of providing education for each and every student. It is blessed with support from families, business community and civic leaders. Its support service is focused on supporting students, employees, families, schools and community. It provides help for students, assistance for classroom teachers, guidance for school leaders and consultation for families, as well as handling district administrative matters - such as human resources, financial services, maintenance, operations and transportation. It also works to keep everyone informed about the happenings in the district through its data base.

The Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky (TRS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky. Founded in 1940, the firm administers a defined benefit group retirement annuity trust fund and a health insurance trust fund in accordance with state and federal law. KTRS provides service and disability retirement benefits, death and survivor benefits, health insurance benefits, and life insurance benefits for Kentucky public education employees and their beneficiaries.