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2024 Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) Results for

Proficient Reading:

Elementary: 28%

Middle: 27%

High: 27%

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Distinguished Reading:

Elementary: 24%

Middle: 23%

High: 23%

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Proficient Math:

Elementary: 29%

Middle: 26%

High: 21%

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Distinguished Math:

Elementary: 17%

Middle: 17%

High: 17%

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Weather Guidelines

Wintry forecasts, severe weather, or poor road conditions can prompt Fayette County Public Schools to change routines or daily schedules in the district. It's a good idea to prepare in advance, especially if you need to arrange child care. We make the announcements as soon as possible through the local news, social media, the district's website, and via phone calls, texts, and emails to our families.

Please take a moment to confirm or update your family's contact information and communication preferences in Infinite Campus to ensure you receive our notifications. Log in to the Campus Parent portal or ask your school’s registrar for assistance.

Whenever possible, Fayette County Public Schools uses non-traditional instruction (NTI) in place of school closings for severe weather. NTI allows students to continue learning when weather conditions make it unsafe to attend school and enables the district to potentially avoid extending the school year to make up for cancellations. 

Check your school's website and expect to receive NTI specifics from your principal and/or child's teachers. If you have questions about Google Classroom, Canvas, student email accounts, Chromebooks, or other NTI tools, resources are available:

Tech Support

Technology Help Desk:

(859) 422-5555 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays

Choices in Play

Students' safety is our top priority. Depending on the conditions, FCPS has these choices:

  • Use NTI (non-traditional instruction)
  • Cancel school
  • Delay the start of school
  • Dismiss school early

List of Schools' Start & End Times

Our goal is to let you know of changes as soon as possible, preferably the evening before the affected school day. However, weather is unpredictable and sometimes we must make an early morning decision. 

Options & Effects

Weather Watch

During winter, a team of district employees monitors the weather conditions along with meteorologists and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Streets and Roads Division. When temperatures are predicted to reach extreme lows, FCPS considers a combination of factors -- including ambient temperature, wind chill, precipitation, road conditions, sidewalk conditions, and weather forecasts – in deciding whether to use an NTI day, cancel school, or delay the start of school. The district has not set a specific temperature, but would start considering a change to the school schedule if temperatures were forecast to be below 0 degrees and/or a wind chill advisory has been issued. The National Weather Service issues a wind chill advisory when wind chills of -10 to -24F are expected and a wind chill warning when wind chills of -25F or lower are expected.

Student safety is the district’s top priority, and we try to ensure that school buildings are a warm, safe, and ideal place for students to be when the weather is extremely cold. FCPS relies on families to make sure children are dressed appropriately. Ideally, students need winter hats, gloves, heavy coats, and boots. Layering thin pieces of dry clothing is best in extremely low temperatures. If you need help with winter clothing, please ask at your child's school.

Reminder

Weather and road conditions vary throughout Lexington. One end of the county might be clear while other areas of town are dangerous. With student safety as the guiding priority, FCPS makes decisions based on what's best for the whole community. The district also respects the right of each family to make different choices based on what they feel is best for their children's safety.