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i-Ready Super Stretch Schools are schools with 200 or more students that had 55 percent or more of students meet Stretch Growth^® goals.  Stretch Growth sets an ambitious but attainable goal for student growth.  It reflects the amount of growth needed for a student who is below grade level to be on a path toward attaining on-grade level proficiency or the amount of growth needed for a student who is on grade level to achieve advanced proficiency levels. 

Congratulations Oak Hill Elementary for being named an i-Ready 2024 Super Stretch School! 

The US Department of Education recognizes schools based on high academic achievement or success in closing achievement gaps for diverse groups of students.  The program began in 1982 with a goal of shining a spotlight on the best schools in the United States and to share best practices.  To learn more about the program, visit the USDOE National Blue Ribbon Schools website.

Northern Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2024 because of Exemplary High Performance.  Congratulations NHES for a job well done!

Congratulations to Zach Smith, Counselor at Pulaski Elementary School.  He was awarded a Social Emotional Learning grant from the KY Association of Schools Counselors.  Grants were awarded for the purpose of creating calming and self-regulation areas within the school building for students to have access to. Mr. Smith applied for this competitive grant with the idea to create a "mobile" calming unit where students have access throughout the school day without having to come to the front office. This space will have books and resources for learning self-regulation strategies as well as sensory items that are useful in grounding techniques and coping skills. 

Oak Hill Elementary was recently named an iReady Super Stretch School by Curriculum Associates. Oak Hill was one of six schools in Kentucky to receive the award recognizing stretch growth in English Language Arts. Stretch growth attainment puts students who placed below grade level on their first diagnostic on a path to proficiency while helping students who placed on or above grade level maintain advanced proficiency levels. Over half of Oak Hill’s students reached this ambitious yet attainable goal during the 2022-2023 school year. To celebrate their hard work and dedication, students and staff enjoyed a special visit from Snargg, a member of the iReady crew. 

We have a HUGE THANK YOU to our community for the support and encouragement of our local public school teachers.  All of Pulaski County School District's faculty kicked off this school year with a day-long mini conference hosted at Southwestern High School.  More than 625 teachers and principals gathered to learn and prepare for the coming school year.  To make this event A LOT more fun and exciting, a host of local businesses and community members donated gifts for door prizes that were given at the closing session of the teacher workday.  On behalf of our teachers, principals, and administrators, THANK YOU so much for making us feel supported and appreciated!!!