Today is School Communicators Day! At Carroll County Schools, we’re fortunate to have an incredible communications team that goes above and beyond every day. Under the leadership of Jennifer Willhoite, Director of Public Relations, this team works tirelessly to highlight the amazing work happening across our district and to keep our community informed and connected.
Please excuse this graphic made by the Director of Technology. He's definitely not a graphic design expert, unlike Jennifer and our communications team.
Come and see the CCMS and CCHS bands on Tuesday May 13th. Band students are to arrive no sooner than 5:30 PM.
Happy School Nurse Day!
Carroll County Schools Nutrition Services will be offering a 10-day boxed meal kit to children ages 1 - 18. These may be picked up on assigned dates starting Friday June 6. Each box will contain 10 complete breakfasts and 10 complete lunches, all at NO COST TO OUR FAMILIES. All contents of the boxes are shelf stable items to help with limited refrigerator and freezer space. Each box will contain a menu that will show what items should be included to make a specific meal for each day. These meals are procured through a vendor and are not prepared by the school district. However, District Food Service staff will be in charge of the distribution. Please sign up to ensure that we have enough boxes on hand to meet demand. Sign ups will run through July 14. To sign up, please use the link below and Angela Adkins, Carroll County Schools Nutrition Director, or Lisa Payton, Carroll County Schools Assistant Director, will add you to the pick up roster. https://forms.gle/wKZPv8SKzKbk3yur6
Hello Panther Family! As our district continues to grow and improve, we recognize that effective communication is essential. It's a key part of all four foundations in our strategic planning process—and your input is critical. We want to better understand how you prefer to receive information, what topics matter most to you, how often you’d like to hear from us, and other important aspects of communication. This survey is designed for parents/guardians, students, staff, administration and community members to share their perspectives. The feedback we gather will directly shape our communication strategies and guide the development of action steps within our strategic plan. Your voice matters in helping us move forward together. Thank you in advance for your time and input. We will share the results of the survey after it closes on May 24. Please use the link below to access the survey. https://forms.gle/iMHNKG7jWvhAier97
Thank you to all of the Carroll County Schools staff! This week we celebrate you and all of the contributions you make to improve the lives of our students and your fellow staff members. We appreciate you very much!
Today we celebrate National School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you to all of our food service workers for creating delicious dishes for our students. The staff includes Melissa Fox, Joyce Hoskins, Lillie Evans, Paula Hanlon, Chasity Heilman, Jean Church, Terry Lawson, Tiffany Riggs, Shawna Webb, Sheila O'Neal, Sharisa Snow, Patricia Boots, Lynn Skirvin, Tanya Bryant, Jennifer Wood, Charlene Stout, Ashley Bernabe. Ashley McDonald, Betty Stafford, Rachel Blackburn, Stephanie Agee, Director Angela Adkins and Assistant Director Lisa Payton.
On Saturday April 26th, some of the sixth grade band students traveled to Shelby County to participate in a Sixth Grade Honors Band. The students had the opportunity to work with other band directors and learn new music before performing a concert that evening. The students who participated are: Ellie Davis, Arlette Gomez Meija, Bryliegh Westrick, Ryan Noble, Jade Roxaco Garcia, Gladis Ramirez, Willow Delonte, Gwynith Hunt, Ryan Morris, Matthew Tingle, Favian Garcia, Nevaeh Bronson, and Bailey Thompson.
Happy Principal's Day! We are very thankful for impactful leaders in all of our schools.
The Carroll County Board of Education approved the 2025-2026 school calendar at its meeting Thursday, setting an earlier start to the academic year and incorporating required flexibility for potential weather disruptions.
Staff will report on August 4, with students returning to the classroom on August 6. Among the highlights of the new calendar are a full week off for Thanksgiving and an end-of-year target date of May 27 for students, followed by a May 28 closing day for staff.
The calendar committee considered several options before finalizing the plan, including how to comply with a state law requiring districts to build in the maximum number of make-up days used over the past five years. For Carroll County, that number is currently seven—matching the number of instructional days lost in the current school year.
While the calendar includes the possibility of a two-week spring break, families should be aware that the first week—March 30 through April 3—is not guaranteed time off. Those five days are designated as make-up days and will be used for instruction if necessary.
“Parents and guardians should not plan as if those days of March 30–April 3 are guaranteed,” Chief Operating Officer/Director of Pupil Personnel Mark Willhoite cautioned. “If we experience weather or sickness disruptions before that time, those days will be used to keep us on track.”
If the district doesn’t need all of its built-in make-up days, students and staff will enjoy an extended spring break. But as always, that depends on what the winter months bring.
Students in Carroll County can officially start their summer break a little earlier than expected. Following the passage of a new state law, the Carroll County Board of Education voted tonight to adjust the school calendar—setting May 30 as the final day for students. Staff will wrap up the year on June 5.
The change comes after the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation allowing school districts to use "banked" instructional hours—extra time built into the school year—to offset some of the days missed due to closures. Schools are required to provide at least 1,062 instructional hours annually.
“Thanks to the Kentucky State Legislature for passing HB 241, which allows us to meet our instructional requirement of 1,062 hours without needing to attend 170 days of instruction,” Carroll County Schools Superintendent Casey Jaynes said. “This allows us to use our built-in time to have students attend until May 30, which puts us in the perfect position to have CCHS graduation as scheduled on May 31 and not have students need to return after graduation.”
Staff members will have to complete their required 185-day contractual obligation by working until our closing day celebration on June 5.
Students in Kindergarten through 12th grade began using their new student badges today. They were distributed by each school yesterday.
Badges will be used for students who ride the bus to and from school, at lunch, to check out library books and to receive computers at the beginning of the school year.
“The new student badges are one more way we can provide for the safety of our students as well as teach them the responsibility of maintaining and using an identification badge,” Chief Operations Officer/Director of Pupil Personnel Mark Willhoite said.
The expectation is that all students will wear their school badge during school hours, whether they are on a bus to and from school, eating lunch or checking out a library book.
“It is important to note that no student will be denied any services because they forget or lose their badge. The soft rollout of the badge usage is a time for the district to identify any problems and make modifications or improvements before the following school year,” Willhoite said.
Thank you for your partnership in encouraging students to wear their badges and make this new initiative a success.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
The CCHS varsity dance team will host a meeting April 30 for anyone interested in joining. Students in grades 7-12 are eligible to be on the dance team.
Happy Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Thank you to all of our bus drivers who get our students to and from school safely. We appreciate all you do!
A classroom library is an essential part of a Language Arts class. The students in Mr. Robert’s Reading Focus classes voiced some concerns about books they felt were missing from the classroom library. Mr. Roberts reached out to the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association (CCRTA) and with their help he filled in some gaps in his classroom's library.
On Wednesday April 16th, Mr. Roberts class were visited by two representatives of the CCRTA, Ms. Woods and Ms. Harrison. The students were able to show off many of the new books and talk about some they found interesting. Waylon Johnson talked about a book on turkey hunting, Able Botkins shared his new favorite book on the evolution of cars, and Jaxon Palmer showed the visitors how the classroom library is organized.
CCMS Weekly Family Newsletter
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Happy National School Librarian Day!
Carroll County Schools will release early today due to ongoing rain and rising water levels in the county. All after-school activities are cancelled today as well.
Bus riders will follow this schedule: Cartmell, 1 p.m.; CCHS, 1:10 p.m.; CCMS 1:20 p.m. and Winn, 1:30 p.m.
Individual schools will follow this schedule to release car riders and walkers:
Carroll County Middle School - Car riders will be released at 1:05 p.m. and walkers at 1:10 p.m.
Kathryn Winn Primary - Car riders and walkers release at 1 p.m.
Carroll County High School - Walkers, drivers and car riders will release at 1:10 p.m.
Cartmell Elementary - Car riders and walkers release at 1 p.m.
