Dr. Amy Padgett, Superintendent

email: apadgett@bakersfield.k12.mo.us

Bakersfield Superintendent Dr. Amy Padgett is from Gainesville, Missouri where she lives with her son, Jake, who attends Bakersfield High School. Additionally, Dr. Padgett has three daughters (one educator and two registered nurses) and four grandchildren.

Dr. Padgett grew up in Clarkridge, Arkansas, where she graduated from Mountain Home High School. Dr. Padgett received a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education in History with a minor in German from Missouri State University in 2000. She received a Master’s degree in Administration from William Woods University in 2004. Dr. Padgett received a Specialist in Educational Leadership degree with an emphasis in Superintendency from Missouri State University in 2009. Dr. Padgett completed a dissertation entitled, “The Long-Term Impact of Preschool Education on Student Achievement” at Lindenwood University where she earned a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership in 2014. Dr. Padgett taught high school and junior high, served as elementary principal, district curriculum director, and currently as superintendent of Bakersfield R-IV School District.