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.
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!
The CCHS varsity dance team will host a meeting April 30 for anyone interested in joining. Students in grades 7-12 are eligible to be on the dance team.
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!
A classroom library is an essential part of a Language Arts class. The students in Mr. Robert’s Reading Focus classes voiced some concerns about books they felt were missing from the classroom library. Mr. Roberts reached out to the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association (CCRTA) and with their help he filled in some gaps in his classroom's library.
On Wednesday April 16th, Mr. Roberts class were visited by two representatives of the CCRTA, Ms. Woods and Ms. Harrison. The students were able to show off many of the new books and talk about some they found interesting. Waylon Johnson talked about a book on turkey hunting, Able Botkins shared his new favorite book on the evolution of cars, and Jaxon Palmer showed the visitors how the classroom library is organized.
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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 Middle School’s track and field team saw all athletes earn top 15 rankings during their meet on April 1.
The results include:
Girls 100 Meter Dash - Giselle Gutierrez Diaz, fifth place, 16.47.
Girls 200 Meter Dash - Giselle Gutierrez Diaz, seventh place, 35.90.
Boys 100 Meter Dash - Zander Webb, sixth place, 15.49; Waylon Johnson, seventh place, 15.70; Mason Harmon, eighth place, 15.78; and Layton Butcher, 14th place, 17.98.
Boys 200 Meter Dash - Waylon Johnson, third place, 32.32; Mason Harmon, fifth place, 33.32; Henry Mefford, eighth place, 34.98; and Layton Butcher, 12th place, 40.42.
Boys 400 Meter Dash - Zander Webb, second place, 1:10.76; Henry Mefford, eighth place, 1:26.93.
Boys 800 Meter Run - Israel Maldonado, first place, 2:44.14; and Johnathan Pirtle, fifth place, 3:27.65.
Boys 4x100 Meter Relay - Waylon Johnson, Mason Harmon, Henry Mefford and Zander Webb, second place, 1:03.15.
Boys Long Jump - Waylon Johnson, fourth place, 12-00.50; Zander Webb, fifth place, 11-06.00; and Layton Butcher, eighth place, 9-08.00.
Boys Shot Put - Jaxson Wilson, fourth place, 20-00.00 and Alan McCarthy, fifth place, 18-09.00.
Boys Discus - Jaxson Wilson, second place, 61-00 and Alan McCarthy, fifth place, 31-11.
Overall Scores - CCMS girls, fourth place; CCMS boys, second place.
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!
Did you know that Carroll County Middle School has its own store? The Panther Store is the place where students go to spend their PBIS points. The best part about the Panther Store though is its employees.
The Panther Store is run by a dedicated group of students and Ms. Carmen Simo-Perkins. Together they help pack items, deliver orders, and manage the inventory to keep the store running smoothly.
The student employees say they like being able to help provide a fun experience for other students. They also said the application and interview process helped them build skills they can carry with them into the real world. The students who work in the Panther Store are: Kelsey Hash, Jonathan Pirtle, Mason Roberts, Yocelyn Sanchez Gomez, Nikki Smith, and Zander Webb.
This is just a reminder about Carroll County Middle School conferences and bingo night tonight. It starts at 3:30 and ends at 5:30. Come out for information, snacks, and family bingo. See you soon! Les recordamos las conferencias y la noche de bingo de la Escuela Intermedia del Condado de Carroll esta noche. Empieza a las 3:30 p. m. y termina a las 5:30 p. m. Vengan para obtener información, refrigerios y bingo familiar. ¡Nos vemos pronto!
The Book Fair and its traveling companion the Trinket Trolly are here at CCMS this week. The Book Fair will be open each day from 7:30-11:00. It will also be open Wednesday evening from 3:30-6:00 during Student Led Conferences. The Trinket Trolly is available during lunch. An e-wallet can be set up by following this link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/carrollcountymiddleschool
The CCMS boys' and girls' soccer team schedules have been released.
The Carroll County Middle School Chess Club participated in the Queen City Chess Tournament over the weekend. Congratulations to Denver Corchado for his Top-10 finish!
This classroom has been turned into a giant chess board. Mr. Roberts hosts the Chess Club, a place where students can go to learn the art of chess. Students here love to help each other hone their Chess skills and are always looking for new players. The Chess Club meets after school every Monday.
