
We are beyond proud to share that Michelle Gross, a seventh-grade mathematics and gifted studies teacher at Spencer County Middle School, has been named a FINALIST for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year Program! ๐๐
Michelle was selected from 56 State Teachers of the Year across the nation and now stands among five extraordinary educators nationwide being considered for this prestigious honor by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
This recognition reflects Michelleโs passion for students, her commitment to excellence, and the incredible impact she makes every single day in our classrooms. ๐
Please join us in congratulating Michelle Gross on this outstanding achievement โ Spencer County is cheering you on! ๐๐
๐โจ #SpencerCountyProud #NationalTeacherOfTheYear #KentuckyTeacherOfTheYear #SCStrong

As we continue to deal with the impact of the past weekendโs winter weather event, I first want to share our gratitude for our city, county, and state employees who have worked around the clock to clear our roads to the extent possible. We are VERY fortunate to have hard-working, prideful leadership working for us! On behalf of Spencer County Schools, we thank each and every one of you.
Unfortunately, the amount of snow and ice we received will take additional time to clear area roads and all campuses to the point that we can deploy our bus fleet and reopen.
๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐.
Each school has shared information regarding NTI days for students and families that include the following:
Each school has shared information regarding NTI days for students and families that include the following:
๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ(๐ฌ) ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Thank you for your patience and grace. Enjoy the time with family and loved ones, the sunshine, and please be safe.
Very Respectfully,
Dr. Willie Foster, Superintendent
Spencer County Schools

We encourage you to complete the survey, even if you may not qualify. Responses are private and only used to connect with families who want support. Thank you for your time and commitment to Spencer County Schools.
https://forms.gle/v2mJRX29yYUrdepR6.

Due to inclement weather, Spencer County Schools will be ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก. This will be a ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ snow day.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
The safety of our students, staff, and families remains our top priority as we continue to monitor weather and road conditions. We will provide an update to families each evening regarding plans for the following day.
๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐: families will receive separate communication directly from their program.

The Spencer County Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, to conduct its regular January meeting. Due to road conditions, this meeting will be postponed and rescheduled as a Special-Called meeting for Thursday, January 29th, 2026.
Depending on the conditions and/or any additional weather, the meeting may be held in-person or virtually. We will send out a revised and updated agenda on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026.

Due to inclement weather, Spencer County Schools will be ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ on ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก. Both days will be ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ snow days.
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
The safety of our students, staff, and families remains our top priority as we continue to monitor weather and road conditions. We will provide an update to families each evening regarding plans for the following day.
๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐: families will receive separate communication directly from their program.
Please stay safe, stay warm, and let us know in the comments how youโre spending your snow day!

Spencer County Community;
Our area is set for an impactful Winter weather event over the weekend. Please know that all activities for the weekend are cancelled. We will handle the impact of the weather on school for next week each evening. Our goal will be to make a decision for each day on the evening prior to a school day. This event is forecasted to have a heavy snowfall, icing, and prolonged temperatures below freezing. All of that will have a significant impact on operations.
As always, our goal is to ensure that families and our community receive timely and accurate information during events such as this.
Today, we are conducting a comprehensive test of our communication system to ensure that we are ready and that there are no issues. This test will include phone calls, text messages, emails, and app notifications. The same message will also be pushed to any/all Spencer County Schools social media platforms. The goal of our communication test is to verify that our systems are functioning correctly and that your contact information is accurate and up to date.
To help us ensure a seamless communication experience for everyone, we kindly ask that you take a few moments to do the following:
Update Your Information: Whenever you change your phone number or email address, please call your child's school or the district office to update your contact information. We can't reach you if our records aren't accurate!
Keep Your SC Schools App Updated: Please make sure the SC Schools app is installed and regularly UPDATED on your device and that notifications are turned ON. This is one of the fastest ways we will communicate important information.
Let Us Know If You Didn't Receive It: If you did not receive this message as a phone call, text, email, and app notification, please let us know so we can help resolve the issue for you. You can contact Mr. Cameron Chesser: cameron.chesser@spencer.kyschools.us or Ms. Patti Lancaster: patti.lancaster@spencer.kyschools.us. They will be happy to correct any problem!
Be safe, stay warm, and stay healthy.
Best,
Dr. Willie Foster,
Superintendent

Due to this morningโs forecasted winter weather, including a wintry mix and the potential for ice, the timeline for our early morning bus routes presents significant challenges. After careful consideration, Spencer County Schools has opted to err on the side of caution and will be closed today, Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
Today will be Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) Day #2. Tiger Cub Village will remain open.

Take a look at these awesome new displays going up around our schools! Taylorsville Elementary has created beautiful hallway collages featuring smiling faces and special moments that showcase the heart of their school community. These displays remind us every day that our students are the reason we do what we do!
Over at Spencer County High School, school spirit is on full display with a bold new mascot sign AND a banner celebrating an incredible achievement โ being in the Top 15% in the State for test scores! ๐๐ป
From elementary hallways to high school halls, Spencer County Schools is shining bright! These signs and displays represent hard work, pride, and the amazing accomplishments of our students and staff.
Join us in celebrating the GREAT things happening in Spencer County! ๐๐




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Reminder: Spencer County Schools will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
We look forward to welcoming students back on Tuesday.

Spencer County Schools is writing grants to continue the after-school programs at Spencer County High School and Taylorsville Elementary School. Your input is requested in order to plan the best programs possible. Please use the following link to provide input (cut and paste in your browser!). Thank you for your time and assistance!

This month, we proudly recognize and thank the dedicated members of the Spencer County Board of Education for their service, leadership, and commitment to our students, staff, and community.
Our board members volunteer countless hours making thoughtful, sometimes difficult decisions that shape the future of Spencer County Schools. Their work often happens behind the scenes, but its impact is felt every day in our classrooms, programs, and opportunities for students.
We are grateful for their vision, support, and unwavering dedication to ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed.
๐ Thank you, Spencer County School Board members, for all you do! ๐
#LoveKySchoolBoards

The Spencer County Board of Education will hold a Regular Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00 pm. Here is the link to agenda:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1opUpG2KxcA-CWa8BJmRtqOJjoFyzDF0T/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100453405020382416753&rtpof=true&sd=true


There will be no AM-only preschool. Full-day preschool and PM preschool will operate as usual.
Tiger Cub Village will remain open.
Thank you for your patience and flexibility. Stay safe.

A few key reminders:
๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: All students are expected to engage to complete their assigned NTI work. This work is essential to maintaining progress and ensuring continuity in their learning.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐: If you have questions or need assistance, please donโt hesitate to reach out. You can connect with your childโs teachers via ROOMS, or contact your school directly for support.
๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐๐: Our teachers and staff are here to help and are committed to making this a successful learning experience for all students.
We appreciate your partnership and flexibility as we work to keep our students learning and growing,
We will make a decision for ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ tomorrow morning.

One Community: Over the next number of days, we embark on a food drive to help our community. Itโs fun, a bit competitive, and highlights the good in our students, their families, and our staff. I want to stress the importance that our students "learn" why helping is such a gift. Science has proven that gratitude has a direct impact on our own happiness. While we collect food and compete for highest number of items, it must be remembered that ultimately, we are extending our gratitude . . .
In a community that never fails to show up and support our schools, teams, kids, etc., Events such as this allow us to pay that forward. We are showing our gratitude in a way that allows our students and staff to understand empathy, and caring can really affect others.
If you didnโt know, each year our district partners with city and county Officials and "Cram the Cruiser" to help provide Holiday Food Baskets to families in Spencer County. The donations from the schools are a vital part of this project! We realize we have already seen the generosity of our community shine through, especially with all of the additional food needs during November, but we also hope that doesn't affect the current donations that are needed. Spencer County always shows up strong and the generosity of our community never ceases to amaze - so please encourage your class, club or team to give!
Many of you may know of families with food needs, they can call the Spencer County Judge Executives Office at 502-477-3205 by Dec. 17th to sign-up.
Best, Willie Foster/Superintendent

Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities
We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our Transportation Team as full-time and part-time bus drivers, as well as part-time preschool monitors. Bus drivers work from 5:45 AMโ9:00 AM and 2:00 PMโ5:00 PM, enjoy being off whenever students are off, and receive year-round pay. No CDL is requiredโpaid training is providedโand drivers have the opportunity to take field trips, including with their own children. Full-time positions are eligible for benefits. Our preschool monitor roles are perfect for anyone who loves working with young children and wants a rewarding, part-time schedule. They work 7:10-8:40 & 3:30-5:00, Monday through Thursday!
This is an ideal opportunity for a parent searching for a role that fits their childโs schedule, a retiree looking for something extra, or anyone who wants to give back to the community in a meaningful way.
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:
Cameron Chesser, Director of Transportation
502-477-0006
cameron.chesser@spencer.kyschools.us
Apply Here: https://spencer.schoolspring.com/
Not the job for you? Spread the word! You may help someone find the perfect fit.

This will be a traditional snow day for all students.
Please stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy the day with your families!

