There will be no school on Friday, September 24th in the Jenkins Independent School District out of respect for Mrs. Joannie Bartley in order for those who wish to attend her funeral. Thank you to all that have reached out with kind words and support during this difficult time.
Jenkins Independent School will be on a regular schedule on Monday, September 20.
Diabetes Study Event
Jenkins Middle High School will have Open House from 4-6 pm on Monday, September 27. School staff will be available to meet with parents and guardians to discuss student progress. Midterm Grade Reports may be picked up at this time. Thank you.
Softball Open Field has been cancelled this evening due to weather.
Jenkins vocational students will be late returning because the road is closed due to a spill in Virginia. Those students who ride a bus will be late getting home.
The Middle School Girls Basketball game vs Neon tonight has been canceled.
The High School Football team will now be playing this Saturday 9/18 @ 1:00 PM vs Jackson County instead of the original scheduled date on 10/15.
Picture Day is Monday, September 27th starting at 8:30.
Also Senior pictures including Formal pictures. A $10 sitting fee applies for formals.
L.K.L.P. Head Start is accepting applications for pregnant mothers, and children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. Offering In-Person and Virtual Services. If interested please call 606-832-4012 to complete an application with a friendly staff member today over the phone!!
Jenkins Independent School will be on a regular schedule on Monday, September 20.
Jenkins Middle High and Burdine Elementary will be on a regular schedule tomorrow, Monday, August 30th.
PEBT Update for Kentucky Recipients
Brian Gupton, Chief Executive Officer of Dataseam, spoke to the Board of Education at their regular meeting on August 24. Mr. Gupton highlighted the Dataseam Apprenticeship Program. His organization received a federal grant to institute IT apprenticeships in schools. Jenkins is one of nineteen school districts in the state of Kentucky that will be participating in the Dataseam IT Apprenticeship Program. He presented laptops to two Jenkins students, Jonathan Potter and Austin Johnson. These two students will be engaged in 600 hours of IT work and additional course work in the upcoming year.
The Middle School Girls Basketball game vs. Arlie Boggs has been cancelled for tonight. No practice today. Practice will be tomorrow from 3:30 - 5:00.
Next week's first home football game vs. Harlan has been changed from Friday 3rd to Thursday 2nd at 7:00
Students of Jenkins Independent School will return in-person on Monday, August 23. Students and staff are required to wear masks in the building and on buses. Frequent breaks from masks will be provided. Additional measures in sanitizing and increased social distancing will be in place. Our meal times will be structured to allow for adequate social distancing. We appreciate our families and community for your support and ask that you continue to work with us. Our goal is to continue in-person instruction in a safe and healthy environment. Please call our Central Office or your child's school office if you need assistance or have further questions. We are looking forward to seeing our Cavaliers on Monday, August 23!
Whitney Creech Dedication Ceremony
Dear Cavalier Families,
It is my goal to be transparent with our stakeholders as we navigate through this difficult time. As mentioned before, we have been notified by the Kentucky River District Health Department of two positive cases of COVID-19, both in the middle high school building. These two cases have resulted in a significant number of quarantines. We are in regular daily communication with health department officials. I have heard from various sources that there may be other possible cases, but none have been substantiated through the health department at this time. If and when that occurs, we will notify those that need to quarantine immediately. We have no known cases of transmission occurring within our buildings. However, out of an abundance of caution, we have decided that our best course of action at this time is to suspend school through Monday, August 23rd. That timeframe will allow all students to be out of school the required time for quarantine and will allow us to put additional processes and procedures in place to reduce exposure. These days are not NTI. They are simply days out of the calendar.
In his address today, Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order that all individuals, including teachers, staff, students, and visitors, must cover their nose and mouth with a face covering when indoors in all public and private preschool, Head Start, elementary, middle and high schools in Kentucky, regardless of vaccination status. Jenkins Independent Schools will comply with this order. I know that this is difficult for many, especially our younger students. Once we return to school on August 23rd, rest assured that ample opportunities will be provided for students to remove their masks outside during scheduled mask breaks. We are also working to create an outdoor classroom at each campus to allow for additional breaks.
I know that this is a difficult time for all of you and many of our families and students are frustrated. We share those sentiments. Just know that we care about your children and the staff of Jenkins Schools will do our very best to keep your children safe while striving to provide them with the best possible education.
Out of an abundance of caution due to increased community spread, there will be no school in the Jenkins Independent School district tomorrow, Tuesday, August 10th.
As reported yesterday, Jenkins Schools was notified by the Kentucky River District Health Department of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Jenkins Middle High School building. There were two cases only, and they were from the same household. There are no known cases at Burdine Elementary School. At this time, only the 6th grade class and 8th grade class are under quarantine, unless you were directly contacted. All other students can come to school on a regular schedule. If under quarantine, you should monitor for symptoms and be tested should symptoms occur. Students can take the PCR test (not rapid test) on day 5 of quarantine and can return after a negative test. Otherwise, quarantined students can return on day 10, which would be August 17th.