Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
At its organizational meeting the Estill County School Board elected Donna Isford chair and Carrie Smallwood vice chair for 2026, appointed finance corporation officers, and shifted the Feb. 17 meeting to the preceding Tuesday to avoid a KSBA conflict.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
Superintendent Brock announced that Trent Singleton has been hired as the district's new high-school principal; Singleton officially starts Jan. 1 and has already visited the school and met students and staff.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
At a regular meeting, the Estill County School Board approved updates to auxiliary and district salary schedules (including a food-service director stipend), advanced a maternity-leave policy on second reading, approved the CDIP, renewed an MOU with EKU, accepted Katz assistance (about $22,258), and approved an out-of-state baseball trip to Panama City.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
The Estill County Board of Education heard a detailed design-development presentation for the new Estill County Middle School and voted unanimously to approve the 100 DD drawings and an updated BG‑3 budget report; the presentation included storm-shelter planning, operable classroom partitions and an approximate $49 million construction estimate.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
In a single meeting the Estill County Board approved a biannual Family Resource certification, an ATC out‑of‑state trip funded at no cost to the district, an MOU with Berea College for student teachers, updated bank signatures, a bus purchase through the Kentucky Interlocal School Transportation Association, personnel and policy updates, and consent items; all motions passed unanimously.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
Superintendent Brock reported meetings with state lawmakers on middle-school funding and described district instructional changes from a TE day; principals highlighted student events, improved assessment rigor, senior readiness figures and industry certifications.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
At its Oct. 16 meeting the Estill County Board of Education unanimously approved out-of-state student trips for band and FCCLA, memoranda of agreement for New Horizons Academy and visually impaired services, a shortened school day for a specific student, an updated salary schedule and routine consent items.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
School leaders and ATC staff told the Estill County Board on Sept. 18 about early diagnostics and assessments, preschool screening and new industry certifications at the ATC, including ASE diesel accreditation and a planned Robot Gladiator League team.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
At its Sept. 18, 2025 meeting in Irvin, the Estill County Board of Education approved the districts FY26 working budget, several memorandums of agreement for student services, a senior class overnight trip and a capital funds request. Finance staff demonstrated new electronic requisition controls intended to improve budget monitoring.
Kentucky / School Boards / Estill County
Following presentations from three municipal-advisor firms, the Estill County Board approved a contract with Compass Municipal Advisors; the contract begins upon signature and was described as subject to an initial 30-day evaluation period.