From Tracy Harris, Director of Communications

OLDHAM COUNTY, KY - Declining revenues and mandatory expense increases have forced Oldham County Schools officials to spend several months analyzing the budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1.

Source: Kerri Richardson

FRANKFORT, KY  – “Today is a very good day – for our schools, for our students, and for the future workforce of our Commonwealth. The newly-passed Graduation Bill (SB97) will keep students in school until they turn 18.  In Kentucky alone, 6,000 students drop out before their 18th birthday every year.  As a result of SB97, that number will soon be nothing more than a historical footnote. 

Today, our legislators voted to stop allowing these students to jeopardize their future, and to stop costing Kentucky taxpayers millions of dollars in jails and social services.  This bill will help to break the cycle of poverty, close the revolving door of prison and improve the quality of life for all Kentuckians.

From Tracy Harris, Oldham County Schools

LAGRANGE, KY - Packing or buying? For many students, choosing a lunch option is one of their first decisions of the day – or one of their last at night.

Now, thanks to a new smartphone app, that decision is a little easier – for students and their parents.

The Oldham County Nutrition Services has launched a new iPhone app, with an Android version planned soon. It’s the first mobile menu app in the state.

“We’ve taken notice to just how many of our parents and students have their eyes tied to their smartphones,” said Leigh Anne Peterson, assistant director of nutrition services.