Please see the flyer for important information on the Pandemic EBT food benefit program! All Paducah Public Schools students are eligible.

If you currently receive a SNAP EBT card, you should see the benefit added automatically.

All other Paducah Public Schools students are eligible, but will need to apply between June 1 and June 30. The Statewide Student ID# needed to apply can be found on the Parent Portal of Infinite Campus.

Find more information below:

https://benefind.ky.gov/

 

To see the flyer, click "read more".

Paducah Public Schools has been honored with the 2020 Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.  This is the third year in a row that Paducah Public Schools has received this designation.

The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, Paducah Public Schools answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and community music-making programs. Responses were verified with school officials and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas.

Paducah Head Start has received a grant for a new building from the Office of Head Start Disaster Recovery Fund. The primary grant of $13,447,390 dollars is for the building.  There’s also a secondary grant for $627,335 dollars that will fund supplies for the new building and new personnel to support family and children’s services.

Paducah Public Schools is working closely with our local and state government, health department, and other community agencies to monitor COVID-19/Coronavirus and ensure a coordinated and comprehensive public health response if warranted.

Our district is prepared to take all steps necessary to keep our students, staff and families safe, while recognizing the importance of letting facts, rather than fear, determine our actions.

We will continue to keep you informed about our response to COVID-19. You may notice an increased emphasis on hygiene and handwashing in our schools and our communications with family. Our district will also increase the frequency of cleaning high traffic areas and equipment. Please know these are preventative measures and not an indication that something is wrong. Should there be any cases of COVID-19 in our community or schools, we will communicate directly with families, students, staff and the general public.

At this time, health officials encourage everyone to stay informed and to follow the best practice guidelines for staying healthy:
•Wash hands frequently with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
•Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
•Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
•Stay home when you are sick.
•Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe 

If you are looking for ways to help, please talk with your children at home about the importance of handwashing and practice proper handwashing techniques. Donations of tissues and hand sanitizer are always welcome in our schools.  

For more detailed information about COVID-19:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/ 
Kentucky Department for Public Health: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/Pages/covid19.aspx 

We are extremely fortunate to have nurses in our schools and access to nurse practitioners from Baptist Health.  Thank you to our families for entrusting your students with us and to our valuable employees for providing a safe, healthy environment for teaching and learning. We pledge to keep you up-to-date on this rapidly changing situation and how it might impact our students and staff.    

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr. Donald Shively

Superintendent

Paducah Public Schools

by David Snow

The Paducah Sun

October 22, 2019

Used with permission.

 

The Paducah Head Start program was awarded two grants totaling $60,000 to be used this school year.

The grants are provided by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood. Those taking part in its Readiness Summits - including Paducah Head Start Director Kristy Lewis - were able to apply for the grants.

The grants received by Paducah Head Start are a $15,000 Quality Improvement Alumni Grant and a $45,000 Quality Improvement Grant. The funding must be used from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 and is provided through the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Kentucky grants totaled $10.62 million.

 

Lewis said the $60,000 in grant funding will go toward supporting school readiness in the community, supporting professional development, curriculum screening and assessment, family and community engagement and classroom and instructional quality. 

 

 

 Kentucky's Governor's Office of Early Childhood is conducting a survey to gather input on how best to plan improvements to its early childhood system of services.  We greatly appreciate your feedback--there are no right or wrong answers and this survey collects information anonymously. 

 

Your participation in completing this survey is voluntary and your responses will be anonymous—we are not asking for your name. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete.  If you have questions or concerns about this survey, please contact Dr. Sarah Heinemeier of Compass Evaluation and Research at [email protected] or 877-652-0189.

Baptist Health will be offering Flu Vaccines beginning October 1 in your child's school clinic.  If interested, please contact your school nurse for Paperwork/Consent.  You can also click "More" to see or download the form and for more information. 

 

Baptist can service private insurance, Medicaid (except Passport) and uninsured.

What does this mean for Campus Portal (web)?

Campus Portal will be replaced with Campus Student and Campus Parent. The URL to your Portal login page will not change; the login page will feature two buttons linking to Campus Student and Campus Parent. There is no action required, but you will see a different interface when you log in. Tool layouts will change but the functionality will remain the same.

 

What does this mean for the Campus App?
Campus Student and Campus Parent will replace our old app, Campus Mobile Portal. Campus Mobile Portal will be removed from the app store June 30, 2019. All app users will need to download Campus Student or Campus Parent. 

Paducah Head Start Director Kristy Lewis received the 2019 Nancy Lovett Spirit/Award of Excellence from the West Kentucky Association of Early Childhood Education on April 13.

 

The award is presented annually to an individual who has achieved excellence in “Helping to promote a positive impact on young children in Western Kentucky”.  

 

Lewis has served as director of Paducah Head Start since 2013. During her tenure, she has has been active in maximizing and supporting School Readiness and Developmentally Appropriate practices in all early childhood settings and has emphasized the importance of active parent engagement in early childhood programs through a variety of ongoing learning experiences for parents and children.

"I am so proud of Kristy and her dedicated work in early childhood education," said  Calloway County Early Childhood Regional Training Director Nancy Lovett. "She deserves this award of excellence for going the "extra mile" in providing high quality programs for children and families."

 

Kinvolved is the original education technology solution to absenteeism. We're pleased to partner with Kinvolved as educators and families work together prevent chronic absence and student disengagement!  Kinvo messages may cover many messages, including attendance, homework, and school events.  To see a Parent FAQ on Kinvolved, click "More".

 

Paducah Public Schools will begin sending messages through Kinvolved soon. To opt out, reply ‘STOP’ to an SMS message or press #1 on your phone’s keypad. For questions, please reach out to Mr. Troy Brock at (270) 444-5600 or [email protected]

We appreciate the 27 community members (including writer, inventor, and graphic artist Herb Martin and social worker Olivia Burr) who will be visiting Head Start preschool this month to read with students about the lives of famous African Americans. Thank you!

 

 

 

 

As this school day draws to a close, the Paducah Public School District is heartbroken over the tragic event that occurred at Marshall County High School this morning.  We express our deepest sympathy to the students, faculty and staff of Marshall County Schools and all of our neighbors in Marshall County.  

We are grateful to the Paducah Police for their protective presence. As soon as the news broke, Paducah Police dispatched officers to our schools as a precautionary measure. Our staff and administrators in all buildings went on a coordinated, heightened alert to ensure the safety of our students. 

We know that your children may be upset and anxious.  Please know that our guidance counselors and counselors from Four Rivers Behavioral Health will be ready and available in the coming days to give support and guidance to our students.  

Starting July 1, 2018, Kentucky will be requiring parents/guardians of all students in kindergarten through grade twelve to provide proof of having received two doses of hepatitis A vaccine. Since the minimum timing between the two doses is six months, we are asking families to complete the following steps as soon as possible to ensure that your child is compliant with this new regulation prior to the beginning of the new school year on August 9, 2018: 

 

Head Start students received their 150th District Anniversary t-shirts this week. You can view photos here.