Thompson named interim director of transportation for McCracken schools

Matt Thompson has been appointed interim Director of Transportation for McCracken County Public Schools.

Thompson will oversee a wide range of responsibilities including monitoring the bus routing system, coordinating and staffing bus routes and maintaining the bus fleet. 

Thompson, whose appointment will take effect December 1, will replace John Tucker who was selected as the new Maintenance Supervisor for the district. 

Tucker has served as the District Coordinator of Transportation since July 2022. For the last 10 years, Thompson has been the assistant principal at Lone Oak Middle School. 

He joined MCPS in July 2010 as an assistant principal at Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary before transferring to LOMS in 2013. 

Before MCPS, Thompson worked as a teacher in the Livingston County School District, Marshall County School District and the Paducah Independent School District, respectively.

 Thompson has maintained a CDL with the ability to drive a bus since beginning his career in education 26 years ago.