The Bullitt County Public Schools central office is being renamed the Frank R. Hatfield Administrative Center.

The Bullitt County Board of Education voted unanimously at their August 25th meeting. Board member Roger Hayes said only one school building has an individual name (Ora L. Roby Elementary School) and felt Mr. Hatfield deserved the distinction.
 
“I can think of no other person that has impacted education at the local, state and national level like Mr. Hatfield,” Hayes said.
 
The official dedication is Saturday, Oct. 18th at 2 p.m. in at the central office. The public is invited to attend.
 
Hatfield was Bullitt County Public School Superintendent from 1966-1987 during a time of tremendous student growth. He did many things over his long tenure including overseeing the construction of Bullitt Central, Bullitt East and North Bullitt High Schools; Bullitt Lick and Hebron Middle Schools; Brooks, Maryville, Mt. Washington, Nichols and Old Mill Elementary Schools; and the Bullitt County Area Technology Center along with new additions to several facilities.
 
Hatfield led district consolidation into a single high school, implemented the middle school program, supervised expansion of vocational education, expansion of special education from two teachers to programs in all areas of special needs, introduction of teacher aides, development of the volunteer program and the introduction of JROTC. His leadership and vision set the organizational stage for what Bullitt County Public Schools have become.
 
Hatfield has also been an important and respected leader on the state level. In 1984, he was instrumental in forming and was the first President of the Council for Better Education. The CBE was the organization that, in 1985, filed suit against the General Assembly over severe inequities in the state system of school finance which eventually led to the overturning of the entire system of elementary and secondary education in Kentucky as unconstitutional and led to the enactment in 1991 of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA).
 
Retiring as BCPS Superintendent in 1987, he continued working. Mr. Hatfield was Executive Director of the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association for 15 years (1987-2002).
 
Today, he remains active in the community serving organizations such as the American Cancer Society, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the Shepherdsville Lions Club.
 
In 2014, Mr. Hatfield was inducted into the Bullitt Central High School Hall of Fame.
 
Bullitt County Public Schools has over 13,200 students in grades preschool through 12. There are 25 school facilities, a certified staff of over 900 and a classified staff of over 800 working to make the district the leader in educational excellence.