Former Ludlow Schools head Mike Borchers among three new appointments to KY BOE; four reappointed

Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Juston Pate, Mike Borchers and Paul Long to the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE).

Pate has served as president and CEO of Elizabethtown Community and Technical College since January 2017. He began his career as an English and humanities teacher at the high school level before transitioning to higher education, serving as provost of Maysville Community and Technical College and as interim president of Hazard Community and Technical College. Pate will represent Supreme Court District 2 on the board.

Mike Borchers. (NKyTribune file photo from Ludlow Independent Schools)

Borchers retired as superintendent of Ludlow Independent in June after 13 years in the role. He spent his entire 29-year career in Ludlow, including time as a teacher, coach and administrator. Borchers also served as a member of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council for two years, advising ...