Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Transcript records a Rockcastle County Schools elementary/middle school spelling bee, not a civic meeting; therefore it is ineligible for civic meeting article generation.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Fifth-grade student leaders from Mount Vernon Elementary described service projects, fundraising efforts (one student said she raised nearly $2,000), and extracurricular programs such as archery and basketball during the board's school showcase segment.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
The Rockcastle County Schools board added two agenda items and approved operations including a field-placement MOU with EKU, a furniture order for RCMS funded by building-fund interest, a planned purchase order tied to an RUS grant that includes a $150,000 cash match, and a recommended renewal of student accident insurance at $75,496.69.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Designers showed the board detailed changes to the athletics complex—dual ballfields, locker-room options, parking tweaks and recessed tennis courts—and staff said RCMS furniture for classrooms and labs is estimated at about $1.2 million, funded from the RCMS building fund.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Students and staff from Roundstone Elementary described 'NEST Fest' and the 'Leader in Me' program; school leaders said the initiatives are boosting student confidence, encouraging goal-setting, and supporting a push to raise the school's accountability index.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Trustees approved an MOU with the Rockcastle County Fiscal Court to use opioid settlement funds (about $647,000 received to date) to fund a school-based prevention counselor and program across five schools; the fiscal court agreed to pay the position and the district will supervise programming and hiring.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
The district's calendar committee recommended Option 1, a variable calendar that meets 1,062 instructional hours and reduces eight school days by adding 15 minutes to each day; some trustees expressed concern that the reduction could harm students who depend on school services, while committee representatives cited staff and community preference for the later start.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Finance staff reported Fund 1 balance of $6.6 million, overall book balance $14.7 million, construction investment $28.6 million; board questioned scope of a vendor 'Solid Ground' (consulting/engineering services) and approved the monthly financial report by voice vote.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
The Rockcastle County Board approved the BG-1 application to begin the RCHS Athletic Performance Complex (BG-1 #26-226), setting an initial project budget of $7.4 million and authorizing subsequent design and scope changes; staff also reported pursuit of a USTA grant that could add roughly $140,000 toward tennis courts.
Kentucky / School Boards / Rockcastle County
Broadhead Elementary students and teacher presented newly established art classes; Principal reported multi-year gains — about a 22–23% rise in reading proficiency and nearly a 40% increase in math since 2021 — attributing progress to school culture, staffing and standards-based instruction.