Carrollton, Ky. - March 20, 2020 - Schools in the Carroll County School District will remain closed for a week beyond April 13, making April 20 the first day for students to return to school. In a March 20 conference call with superintendents, Gov. Beshear requested that schools remain closed until April 20 as a result of the spread of COVID-19, also known as “the coronavirus.”

“I am disappointed that we will remain out of school for another week, but this is the right thing to do,” said Superintendent Danny Osborne. “Safety is and always will be our first priority. Our teachers, staff members and parents are working hard each day to ensure that our students continue to learn during this closure. I am proud of the work that everyone is doing, and we will continue to deliver meals to our students as we are doing now.” 
 

Dear Fellow Citizens of Carroll County:

I am beyond saddened for the hardship that closing our schools has caused to our families and to our community. Nothing that I say can take that hardship away, and I promise that we will return to school as soon as we safely can.

The teachers, administrators, and support staff of our school district are all educators, and we entered this profession in large part because we love seeing our students each day. With our NTI process in place, we have shifted instruction online and remote, but we all know that nothing can replace a good day of school.

Nonetheless, we, along with everyone in our community, are making the best of the current situation. I am confident that we are going to emerge on the other side of this a better school district, and a better community.

I want to take a moment to recognize some special members of our school family who have made us proud throughout this COVID-19 situation.

We are expanding our meal delivery, starting Tuesday, March 17!

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12 March 2020

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members:

Carroll County School District schools will be closed Monday, March 16, through Friday, April 10, in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, also known as “the coronavirus.” All extracurricular activities are cancelled for this period of time.

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Official letter: link.

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members:

As of March 5, 2020, the Carroll County School District has zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported among students or staff. However, school district administrators are monitoring the situation and are in close communication with local and other public health officials.

Safety is the district’s first priority, and administrators will continue to monitor the situation and listen to input from public health officials.

Carrollton, Ky. - March 3, 2020 - During the first two weeks of February, Carroll County Schools received visits from the Office of the State School Security Marshall for Security Risk Assessments. The purpose of the assessments was to work with district schools to ensure that students and staff are in the safest environment possible.

“Overall, we were pleased with the results of our Security Risk Assessments,” said Superintendent Danny Osborne. “This is a testament to the ongoing work of our staff, especially our chief operations officer, Mark Willhoite. Safety is our first priority, and we are lucky to have Mr. Willhoite leading the charge here.”

In recent years, the Carroll County School District has implemented numerous safety-related improvements to its facilities and day-to-day operations:

Carrollton, Ky. — February 28, 2020 — The Educational Excellence Foundation of Carroll County, Inc. — a nonprofit organization — is accepting nominations for two parent-directors and two community-directors for its board. Nominees for parent-director must have a student in the Carroll County School District.

Terms begin July 1, 2020, and last for one year. All directors serve as volunteers. Individuals may nominate themselves.

The Educational Excellence Foundation of Carroll County was founded to support educational initiatives in the community.