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Students showcase new clubs as principals report rising enrollment and literacy initiatives
Summary
Middle- and high-school students described new STLP, FFA, FCCLA and HOSA chapters and activities; principals reported enrollment uptick (~2,099 students), attendance rates, accelerated-reader milestones and reading-mastery rollout in kindergarten.
Students from Estill County middle and high schools presented updates on school clubs and extracurricular programs during the board’s Sept. 19 meeting, and principals used their reports to highlight enrollment, attendance and literacy initiatives across the district.
Students participating in STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) explained that the program teaches coding, robotics and digital-content skills and culminates in a spring competition with thousands of participants, while FFA and FCCLA representatives outlined plans for supervised agricultural experience projects, regional meetings and charter recognition. A newly formed HOSA chapter described suicide-prevention activities, including hall decorations and teacher ribbons tied to an awareness week.
Principals reported a generally strong start to the year: the superintendent said district enrollment was about 2,099 students (about 43 more than the same time last year) and district attendance was roughly 93.3 percent. Elementary principals described reading-mastery implementation in kindergarten, and Estill Springs reported students had read more than 3,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader within the first five to six weeks of school.
Quotes from students and staff underscored the emphasis on hands-on learning and social-emotional supports. Middle-school leaders said they are using i-Ready data to form MTSS intervention groups and to set growth goals; a middle-school counselor was reported to be meeting each 6th-grade student to establish trusted-adult connections.
Next steps: clubs will attend regional events and competitions; principals will continue outreach and data-driven interventions to support student growth.
