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.
🔺REMINDER: CEREAL DRIVE IS THIS WEEK
Monday, 4/28 - Friday, 5/2.
This benefits our CC School Pantries
🏆The K and 1st Grade Classroom with the most items earns an ICE CREAM PARTY!!!
Currently:
K classroom in the lead is Mrs. Main's classroom: 18 boxes of cereal.
1st Grade- Ms. Devine's classroom: 10 boxes of cereal.
Total school wide number of boxes collected to date: 140 boxes of cereal
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!
Kindergarten field trip to Camp KYSOC! Thank you so much for hosting us!!! The children learned so much about nature.
Ms. Ray’s class took a nature walk for Earth Day! 🌎 🌱 🐛
Could everyone please take a few minutes of their time to fill out this survey about communication effectiveness for SBDM?
(School Based Decision Making Council)
Your voice matters!
https://forms.gle/grvumgHrJzhatpme9
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!
First graders from Kathryn Winn Primary recently created an American Living History Museum. Each student made a presentation on American icons, such as presidents, landmarks, national parks or other national symbols. Students, staff and family members toured the museum and learned all about America.
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.
Carroll County Schools will release early today due to ongoing rain and rising water levels throughout the county. Dismissal will begin at 1 p.m. Cartmell students will board the bus at 1 p.m., CCHS at 1:10 p.m., CCMS at 1:20 p.m. and Winn at 1:30 p.m.
Carroll County Schools will be closed today, April 3, due to damage throughout the community after last night's storms. Please be safe and remain weather aware!
Carroll County Fiscal Court recognized our school counselors and social workers today when they read two declarations. March was recognized as Social Worker Appreciation Month while April was noted as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Members of the Cabinet for Families and Children were also recognized.
Carroll County Area Technology Center students demonstrated their skills for Kathryn Winn Primary students last week. (More photos on the District Facebook page.)
🦜🪺💐Spring is here!!! 💐🪺🦜
Leadership club hung repurposed bird feeders today!!
** REMINDER
For 25/26 INCOMING KINDERGARTEN
** Mark your calendars now!
For 25/26 INCOMING KINDERGARTEN
Parents/Guardians please complete a google form to "sign" your child up for the Kindergarten Health Fair.
https://forms.gle/ifjs6cjqdyuqRnK68
Panther families, please note school is not in session on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14.
Don't forget to move your clock forward one hour this weekend. Daylight Savings Time starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9.
