Wise County Public Schools

628 Lake Street
Wise, Virginia 24293
Phone: 276.328.8017
Fax: 276.328.3350

 

Matt Hurt, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
 


Mr. Hurt is a product of the Wise County School Division.  He attended J. W. Adams Elementary School for grades K-6 and graduated from Pound High School with a Governor’s Seal Diploma in 1991.  Mr. Hurt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Clinch Valley College in 1997.  He also earned certification in K-12 Special Education with endorsements in ED, LD, and MR.  Mr. Hurt received a Master of Science in Education Leadership Degree from Radford University in 2001.  Currently, he is working on his Ed. D. in Educational Leadership through ETSU and has accumulated over fifty credit  hours in this endeavor.  He has submitted the second draft of his prospectus which is pending chair approval.  Mr. Hurt began his professional career as a special education teacher at Powell Valley Middle and High School in 1997.  In 2001, he became a K-3 special education language arts and math teacher at J. W. Adams Combined School.  Following this tenure, he became assistant principal at J. W. Adams Combined School in 2002.  In 2006, Mr. Hurt was appointed Director of Technology and Testing for Wise County Schools and in 2009 assumed the position of Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
 

mhurt@wise.k12.va.us