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Schools praised for student achievements, new programs and high ROTC inspection score
Summary
At the May 18 board meeting, Letcher County schools highlighted student successes: an alternative‑education program reported 12 graduates saved from extended enrollment, Letcher County Central celebrated a blue KSA rating, senior 'defense of learning' presentations and a distinguished ROTC inspection score.
The Letcher County Board of Education paused its business on May 18 to hear school highlights, including graduation results from the alternative education program and a long list of achievements from Letcher County Central High School.
Julie Ann Marie of the Letcher County Alternative Education Center told the board the program had helped 12 students graduate this year through targeted retrieval work and added virtual learning options for students under court‑ordered placement. “We’ve actually been able to do that with 12 different students and that's, that's big,” Julie Ann Marie said, describing partnerships with court designated workers and school resource officers.
Jennifer Walker, representing Letcher County Central High School, reported the school earned a blue rating on the KSA, organized a senior trip to New York with 42 seniors participating, and piloted a 'defense of learning' student presentation that asked seniors to present on chosen competencies. Walker said ROTC earned a score of 96 from a formal inspection and the school is installing new scoreboard and gym lighting equipment this fall.
Walker also noted student civic engagement in an unusual curricular outcome: several students worked on legislation that led to official recognition of a state mushroom; the school will present framed student artwork to local legislators as a permanent record of the students’ role.
Board members commended staff and students for community service, academic gains and new student‑led activities. The presentations were routine recognitions and posed no immediate policy decisions for the board.
