Tiger Cub Village will be OPEN both days.
Dr. Willie Foster, Superintendent
Spencer County Schools
Attention Half-Day Parents (correction on date):
There is a funeral Wednesday at noon at the Second Baptist Church on Rev. Charles Burton Way (near our bus loop). To ensure safe and smooth flow of our half-day car rider traffic, all AM and PM drop- offs and pick- ups will take place at the cafeteria doors (near the playgrounds and covered outdoor sidewalk). This is a change for Wednesday 2/18/26 only. Please reach out to your classroom teachers in ROOMS if you have additional questions.
Thanks
Spencer County Community;
First, I want to thank you for your patience and flexibility as weโve navigated the recent winter weather. Our road crews and maintenance teams have been working tirelessly, and we are excited to welcome everyone back to the classroom!
Spencer County Schools will reopen on Monday, February 2, 2026, on a 2-hour delay.
While the main roads are clearing nicely, this delay is a strategic decision centered on safety. By pushing our start time back by two hours, we provide our bus drivers with the benefit of full daylight. This extra visibility is crucial for navigating narrow routes and managing turnarounds that may still be partially obstructed by large piles of plowed snow.
Important Points for Monday:
Start Time: All schools will begin exactly two hours later than their normally scheduled time.
Bus Pick-up: Your childโs bus will arrive approximately two hours later than the usual morning pick-up.
Our drivers are the best in the business, and we want to ensure they have every advantage as they get our students to school safely. Please continue to exercise caution on your morning commute and keep an eye out for those yellow buses.
We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday morning!
Warmly,
Dr. Willie Foster, Superintendent
Spencer County Schools
Unfortunately, there are still a handful of roads that are not safe for bus travel. We realize that this has been a challenging week for many families, our students, and our staff. We are optimistic that next weekโs forecasted temperatures will allow these areas to thaw and improve.
Spencer County Schools will be closed on Friday, January 30, 2026. This will be a traditional snow day.
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
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.
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
Don't forget about our Family Fun Night this Thursday! Please RSVP with your child's teacher if you plan to attend. This will help us prepare for our dinner count.
We can't wait to see you there!
Our inclement weather date will be 2/5/26.
Please remember not to block residential driveways while waiting for dismissal. Keeping driveways clear helps us be respectful neighbors and keeps everyone safe. Thank you for your cooperation!
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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.
We are currently seeing an increase in flu, RSV, and stomach-related illnesses. To help protect the health of all students and staff, we want to remind families of our Student Illness Protocol, which follows guidance from the CDC and other health experts.
Students who are kept home or sent home due to fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or other potentially contagious symptoms may return to school only after they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours without the use of medication. Please do not give fever-reducing medication prior to sending your child to school, as this can mask symptoms.
If your child has a documented pre-existing condition on file with Health Services or receives an alternate diagnosis from a physician, they may return sooner with a doctorโs note.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in helping prevent the spread of illness and keep our school community healthy.
Sincerely,
Jessica Ratterman, School Nurse
Beth St. Bernard, Principal
Weโre excited to invite our little learners to a special event at the ELC! If your child is already enrolled at the ELC, please RSVP through their teacher to save your spot. A flyer is being sent home.
Know a 3โ5-year-old who is not currently at the ELC? No problem! Reach out to Lindsay Cain at the phone/email on the attached flyer for more information and to RSVP.
We canโt wait to see you there for a fun and memorable experience!
PM session reports on normal schedule.
Full-day drop-off begins at 10:15.
TigerCub Village will operate as normal.
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.
Attention!
Attached is the information for Preschool regarding 1- or 2-hour delays.
TigerCub Village will remain open using normal program hours on delay days.
NTI information: Your teacher sent home NTI packets that included a directions page. As a reminder: On NTI days that fall on Monday through Thursday, NTI work should be completed and submitted to the child's teacher.
On CLOSED days AND/OR Fridays that are declared NTI, there will be NO NTI work completed for the Preschool.
TigerCub Village will make independent decisions about hours of operations on CLOSED days and NTI days and communicate those hours via BrightWheel.
Please reach out to the office or your child's teacher if you need further clarification.
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GREEN Awareness T-Shirt Order Form $15 Order through November
November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. The SC McKinney-Vento Program is selling t-shirts promote awareness and raise funds that goes directly back to students in need. This program serves students in temporary or transitional housing, here in SC Public Schools. Students will be encouraged to wear GREEN every Friday in November. All orders will go through HUCKLEBERRY LANE and you will be INVOICED via email or text for payment.
If you have experienced a reduction of income or hours due to lay off or job loss, please complete the free/reduce lunch application as soon as possible.
Go to: https://www.myschoolapps.com/
While all the students at the Early Learning Center receive meals at no cost, identifying those eligible can qualify families for additional benefits and our school for additional resources.
We are also referring families for Thanksgiving food boxes to FRYSC. If you need food assistance for your family during this holiday season, please let your child's teacher know.