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 !
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.
Papa Johns pizza for lunch!
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.
Get your 2024-2025 yearbook while you can!
Today we had a two surprise visitors that joined our 5th grade students for lunch!
We would like to say a huge thank you to Trooper Brandon Burton & Trooper Larico Lee for their service to our community and for taking the time the come by and see us.
❤️🩵☄️
Today was our very first day of Testing for our Elementary students! All 4th & 5th grade students in attendance were put in a drawing to win a $20 Walmart gift card!
What a great incentive!
Congratulations to Emersyn and Jordan!
Any student testing and in attendance to school will be entered daily into a drawing for 1 gift card! Monday & Fridays will hold 2 winners!
We'd like to say THANK YOU to our students for working so hard!
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.
We are so thankful for all of our amazing students!
Their hard work,eagerness to learn, and curiosity of their minds inspire us every day!
Today and everyday, it’s a great day to be a Comet. 🩵❤️🤍☄️
Saddle up for Success, Cawood Elementary! 🩵❤️🐎
Please note all 3rd through 8th grade students are encouraged to wear these T-shirts THIS Friday, May 9th!
We will be celebrating our testing kickoff and encourage all students to be in attendance to participate in all our fun!
We sure love our students! Every day is a great day to be a Comet.
We're so happy you're here! ❤️🩵🤍☄️
We would like to wish Ms. Sergent & Mr. Ramsey a Happy Principal’s Day!
Today we celebrate the heart of our school — our amazing principals! Thank you for your unwavering leadership, dedication, and the countless ways you support students, staff, and our school community. Your vision, compassion, and hard work make a lasting impact every single day. We appreciate you more than words can say!
Join us for our last Kona Ice day of the school year! Monday May 5th!
$7,$5,$3 options as well as the $4 refill from color changing cups from prior years. 🍧
Harlan County Middle School Band Concert is Thursday at 6 p.m. at Harlan County High School. We hope to see you there to support this young musicians who have worked hard this year.
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.
Friday May 2nd!
Our Kindergarten & 1st grade classes are leaving the Knoxville Zoo now. Their estimated time of arrival is 4pm. Thank you!