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MT. TABOR ELEMENTARY RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AT WORK™ One of About 200 Schools and Districts in the US and Canada to Receive This Honor Mt. Tabor Elementary was recently recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement. The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at … Continue reading “Solution Tree names Mt. Tabor as PLC”

The 69th Annual Tony Awards were held earlier this month. The night’s big winner, Fun Home, took home a total of six Tony Awards, including “Best Musical”. Floyd Central Alum, Danny Mefford was a part of Fun Home‘s production team, serving as the choreographer for the musical. Congratulations to Danny and everyone involved in this year’s biggest Tony winner.

It’s been a big year for Georgetown Elementary’s Cheryl Carroll. Earlier in the year, she was named NAFCS’ Teacher of the Year. Now, she’s the proud recipient of WHAS’ ExCel Award. The golden apple is given to those who have demonstrated dedication and excellence in teaching.Cheryl has taught for 41 years now, 34 of which … Continue reading “NAFCS Teacher of the Year wins WHAS 11 ExCel Award”

Congratulations to Highland Hills Middle School for being named a national “School to Watch.”  The award was handed out to just 39 new schools across the U.S., and to only three schools in Indiana.  “Schools to Watch” is an initiative launched by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform in 1999.         … Continue reading “HHMS named a national “School to Watch””

New Albany NJROTC Battalion Commander, Caleigh Mclean, has accepted a direct appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the process of that acceptance, she declined an offer to the Naval Academy Prep School, a four year Navy ROTC scholarship to Purdue and scholarship offers to Ohio State, University of … Continue reading “Meet NAHS NJROTC Battalion Commander, Caleigh Mclean”

In a recent press release from the Indiana Department of Education, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, announced Indiana’s Four Star Schools for 2013-2014.  In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in two ISTEP-based categories.  Additionally, a qualifying school must have earned an “A” … Continue reading “Floyd Central Announced as a Four Star School!”

The Floyd Central Winter Guard and Winter Percussion groups recently competed in Tri-State Marching Arts Championships.   Tri-state Marching Arts is an organization that serves Winter Guard, Percussion, and performance units in the Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia region. The Floyd Central Emerald Guard B team competed at Ryle High School and won a bronze medal … Continue reading “We are very proud of the Floyd Central Emerald Guard and Percussion Group!”

Congratulations to Cheryl Carroll, teacher at Georgetown Elementary School, for being chosen New Albany Floyd County Schools Teacher of the Year at a celebration last evening!  Cheryl was selected from a group of deserving nominees: Cheryl Carroll, Carolyn Dungan, Amy Eberle, Angie Jaquemai, Patty Kitzmiller, Stevie Robinson, Laura Sauer, Lori Savage, Cindy Stroud, Stephanie Watson. … Continue reading “Our Teacher of the Year – Cheryl Carroll!!”

The New Albany NJROTC Precision Rifle Team had an extremely successful year on the local, regional and national level! Competing in the local Kentuckiana Rifle Association League, the team had a perfect 10-0 record winning the League Championship. Nationally, they were the number one team in the country on the Secretary of the Navy Rifle … Continue reading "New Albany NJROTC Rifle Team Nationally Ranked"

365 students make up our English as a Second Language (ESL) program.  This group includes students from Russia, Mongolia, Korea, Cambodia, Pakistan, Mexico, Vietnam, India, Brazil, and Honduras.  We are working hard using as many methods as possible to reach each of these students and to improve their fluency with the English language. Indiana has … Continue reading "ESL program expands at NAFCS"