Exciting news, Harlan County families! 🎉 Do you have a four-year-old ready for an amazing learning adventure?
The Harlan County Child Development Center is accepting registration interest forms for our inaugural class of four-year-old students, opening August 2025! 🏫📚
Give your child the best start with our new program housed at James A. Cawood Elementary School.
Don't miss out – spots are limited!
➡️ Complete your Registration Interest Form today: https://forms.gle/q4YnmyxrH7NkNhmx8
Got questions?
Call Leah Coots at (606) 573-4330 or Kim Saylor at (606) 573-1950.
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Be prepared for the start of kindergarten !
A summer opportunity for our 4th-8th grade students!
ATTENTION CURRENT 6TH GRADE PARENTS/GUARDIANS
Please make sure your child has an updated Kentucky Certificate of Immunization (Shot Record) and the KENTUCKY PREVENTATIVE HEALH CARE FORM (Physical) are on file at your child’s school before the seventh grade year begins. These forms are required by the Kentucky Department of Education.
TORNADO RELIEF COLLECTIONS CONTINUING UNTIL 10 A.M. WEDNESDAY
We are continuing to collect tornado relief items for our neighbors in Laurel County through 10 a.m. Wednesday. Collections are slow so we will not leave with the items until 10 a.m. on Wednesday from the Central Office parking lot.
Please reference yesterday's post for more information:
The Harlan County School District is collecting emergency essentials for the tornado victims impacted by the horrific destruction. We will be stuffing our Black Bear box truck beginning this afternoon. The urgent need is for gift cards, plastic totes with lids, bungee cords, contractor trash bags, rakes, portable non perishable snacks such as nabs, protein bars, beef jerky, candy bars, cakes, etc.. Gift cards should be grocery cards, fast food restaurants, Lowe's, 84 Lumber, Walmart, etc.. No canned food and no clothing will be accepted. Buses will be parked at Cumberland and Evarts Elementary by the end of school today. The buses will be clearly marked with donation signs. Gift cards should be dropped at central office only between 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Wednesday. We are working with the Southeast /South Central Educational cooperative for this relief effort. They are on the ground in Laurel County assisting.
It is time to register for preschool! Use the QR Code to register for the inaugural class of the Harlan County Child Development Center. Register today as spots are limited!
The Harlan County School District is collecting emergency essentials for the tornado victims impacted by the horrific destruction.
We will be stuffing our Black Bear box truck at the Central Office parking lot beginning this afternoon and continuing until noon on Tuesday.
The urgent need is for gift cards, plastic totes with lids, bungee cords, contractor trash bags, rakes, portable non perishable snacks such as nabs, protein bars, beef jerky, candy bars, cakes, etc..
Gift cards should be grocery cards, fast food restaurants, Lowe's, 84 Lumber, Walmart, etc..
No canned food and no clothing will be accepted.
Buses will be parked at Cumberland and Evarts Elementary by the end of school today. The buses will be clearly marked with donation signs.
Gift cards should be dropped at central office only between 7:30 a.m. and noon on Tuesday.
We are working with the Southeast /South Central Educational cooperative.
PRI and Gear Up are looking for parental input with this survey. Your child should bring a copy home soon. We ask that you complete the written copy or access the survey with the scan code and complete electronically. Thank you for assisting us with this survey.
💜💛‼️‼️‼️KICKOFF TO KSA‼️‼️‼️💜💛
WES, remember to wear purple and gold or your best Wallins gear tomorrow as we prepare to begin the KSA with a special program in the afternoon.
Wallins Middle School and Elementary Academic teams are going on their field trip tomorrow. We will be leaving at 8am. Be sure to wear tennis shoes and bring money for Chick-fil-A.
Lunch is ready kiddos!!!
Water is available while supplies last!
Water will given out at the school today beginning at 11:00am. One case per car for as long as supplies last.
Water will be given out in the school parking lot across the road from the school.
There will be NO school at Wallins on Friday, May 2nd.
We sincerely appreciate the workers from all the different agencies who are striving to restore water to all of our communities. We realize that some communities, including the area around the school, have begun to have their water restored. While we are thrilled for those who have had their water restored, we are VERY concerned that if we have school tomorrow, we would be be a hindrance to others who haven’t had water in nearly a week having their service restored due to the massive volume of water that we use in a school day. We desperately want to have our students back in school, but we absolutely do not want to do anything that would keep anyone from having water restored to their homes. Due to this concern, we have made the difficult decision to cancel school again on Friday, May 2nd.
We will be providing hot meals for students between 11:00 and 1:00 on Friday. Meals will consist of Papa John’s pizza and other items and can be picked up at the school in front of the main building. Please enter the lot following the direction of our normal afternoon student pickups and we will bring meals to your car. These meals are only for students at Wallins Elementary and we can only give one meal per student. The student must present be with you to receive a meal.
Again, we desperately want to be back in school, but we also want to be a responsible neighbor to the communities we serve and we believe it is in the best interest of those communities for us to cancel school on Friday.
There will be no classes at Wallins Elementary on Thursday, May 1, 2025 due to the ongoing community water crisis. The school has no water. This cancellation only applies to Wallins Elementary.
No school at Wallins Elementary on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 due to the continuing water outage. The closure is for Wallins Elementary only as the school does not have water service.
There will be no school at Wallins Elementary on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 due to the community wide water outage. The school has no water. This closure is for Wallins only.
Due to a community wide water outage, there will be no school at Wallins Elementary School on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Natasha Ely has been selected as the teacher for the Harlan County Child Development Center opening this August.
Ely, a current kindergarten teacher at James A. Cawood Elementary School, has been with the district seven years.
“I’m thrilled to continue this journey and start a new chapter as the teacher at the first Harlan County Child Development Center,” said Ely after learning of her selection earlier this week.
“After spending valuable time as a kindergarten teacher, I can’t wait to grow alongside these kiddos in a nurturing and innovative learning environment,” she said. “I’m excited to help lay the foundation and instill the love of learning in our future Black Bears!”
Leah Coots, the district’s preschool coordinator, said “I'm so excited to have Mrs. Ely join our team as the teacher of our Child Development Center. With her valuable experience teaching kindergarten, she brings a strong understanding of early childhood development and a genuine passion for fostering a love of learning right from the start. Mrs. Ely is a dynamic and engaging teacher, and we're confident she will provide Harlan County students with a strong and nurturing beginning to their educational journey.”
Superintendent Brent Roark said “the whole district is excited to see this endeavor coming to fruition. Mrs. Ely is an excellent choice to teach our inaugural class of these early learners. We know she is an exceptional teacher. She has a great rapport with the young students and families. “
“She has the artistic abilities that will allow the kids to do performances and programs to showcase their learning,” he said.
Roark said the center’s programs will be strongly rooted in not only basic social skills, but also in curriculum, instruction, focus on numeracy and early literacy.
The learning center will follow the state pre-school program.
The center is continuing to take applications for the first class of four-year old students.
Applications are now being accepted for students to attend the Child Development Center. The program will open this August. Positions are limited so apply early.
Applications are available at the Harlan county Public Schools central administrative offices, 251 Ball Park Road, Harlan.
Questions may be addressed to Leah Coots at 573-4330 or Kim Saylor at 573-1950.
Our Gifted and Talented students had an amazing day at the East Kentucky Science Center and Planetarium. Students learned about Newton's laws of motion, the lunar space landings, and much more! 🌎🚀🌌🌕👨🚀
Happy Secretary's Day to our amazing team!! We couldn't make it without you! 💜💛💜💛
