Engineer Highlight!

This past Friday began like a normal day at Estill Springs Elementary, but it ended with a moment their school family will not soon forget. The day was filled with joy as ESE celebrated grandparents with its annual Grandparent Parade. Students were showered with love...and a little candy, too! The candy was safely tucked away in their backpacks as learning continued throughout the day. At dismissal, students were allowed to enjoy a piece of their candy before heading home for the long Labor Day weekend. That's when an ordinary school day suddenly became anything but ordinary.
A second grader in Mrs. Kaylee Combs' classroom began choking on his piece of candy. Without hesitation, Mrs. Combs sprang into action. She quickly recognized what was happening and performed the Heimlich maneuver, successfully dislodging the candy and saving his life!
Teachers are called upon to do so many things each day. They teach, encourage, protect, comfort, guide, and love the students entrusted to their care. Teachers are heroes every single day...but some days, they remind us just how deep their love grows. We are incredibly thankful for Mrs. Combs' quick thinking, training, and calm response in a frightening moment. Most of all, we are thankful that the student is okay!
Mrs. Kaylee Combs - your Estill County Schools Family is proud of you! Thank you for serving students every single day and for being there when your student needed you most!

Yesterday, Mercy Health - Marcum and Wallace provided Stop the Bleed Training for staff across the Estill County School District. This important training equips school personnel with the knowledge and skills to respond quickly and effectively in a critical emergency.

A special thank you to Jessica Samples, RN, and Meghan Mills, Director of Community Health, for leading this valuable, hands-on training. Their expertise helps equip our staff with lifesaving skills.

We appreciate their commitment to keeping our schools prepared and our students and staff safe.

The Estill County School District has a brand new jobs portal. Please replace any saved websites with this one:

https://jobs.redroverk12.com/org/estill

As always you can get to our jobs portal through the district website!

Please disregard the previous one call about summer feeding. Last week was the final pickup. Sorry for the confusion. Thank you.

Here is the link for the July 27, 2026 Special Called Estill County School Board Meeting:

https://www.youtube.com/live/gk-asZoaGvI?si=30x1S8AteN8JK56A

Summer Feeding Update

Due to the threat of inclement weather the summer feeding pick up at Estill Springs from 4 to 6 is canceled. Thank you.

Summer Feeding Update

The regularly called Estill County School Board meeting that was to be held on Thursday, July 16, 2026 has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled as a special called meeting for Monday, July 27, 2026, starting at the usual 6pm time.

Here is the link for the live stream of the July 1, 2026 Estill County School Board meeting:

https://youtube.com/live/tAQNA6QSSJc?feature=share

Here is the link for the public comments section for the July 16, 2026 Estill County School Board Meeting:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqy5i8Lut5_yeDREmEWVTYxKQQKxILlFhOuWp_z2g2NcNxhw/viewform?usp=dialog

Phone services for the district have been restored!

Please remember to bring your car card/registration card to summer feeding meal pick up today. If you haven’t registered yet you can register on-site today. Thank you. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

All phone systems for the district are currently down. We do not have an ETA on repair. Could be 1 hour, could be 3 days. Waiting on phone vendor to repair.

Jobs Posting

And that’s a wrap on our first week of Reading Academy! 📚 Our students have worked hard in small groups and literacy circles, building their reading skills and confidence along the way. Each day, they look forward to a well-earned recess break before heading to Art. In Art, Ms. Danielle guided students in using oil pastels and blending colors—just like they blend sounds and words together while reading. It has been wonderful to see their creativity and learning shine both in the classroom and the art room.

Here is the link for the live stream of the June 18, 2026, Estill County School Board Meeting:

https://www.youtube.com/live/xJV7Ic-fPXs?si=OJh0AyKCtUULJgxK

Here is the link for public comments for the June 18, 2026 - Estill County School Board Meeting:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpq49e664eyR5K2qqUw2dcjQZIS1JbPiD2uUvpErtPSSF9hg/viewform?usp=publish-editor