The Lexington R-5 School District has announced the school board has selected Amanda Finkeldei as the new assistant superintendent for the 2022-23 school year.

District officials say Finkeldei has served the district as a gifted education teacher, special education process coordinator, counselor, vocational resource educator, summer school administrator, summer school coordinator and director of career and technical education. She has dedicated her entire 20 years as an educator to the Lexington R-5 School District.

Finkeldei is a parent of four children, who will be fifth-generation graduates of the Santa Fe School District, a member of the Lex La-Ray consortium. Her husband Jason is a lifelong Lafayette County resident and current Blackburn business owner.

Finkeldei officially will begin her duties on July 1.