Austin Tracy Elementary

Austin Tracy Elementary is hiring an EBD Instructional Assistant! If you have a heart for supporting students and want to make a difference each day, we’d love to hear from you. Contact Austin Tracy Elementary at 270-646-2236 for more information. Click here to apply: https://barrenctyky.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5654347
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Summer break can remove students from consistent academic learning for as long as ten weeks — a gap many education experts consider too long. Teachers, parents, and researchers all recognize that “summer learning loss” is a real concern. Without regular academic engagement, students can lose up to two months of progress in reading and math skills during the summer months. As a result, teachers often spend several weeks in the fall re-teaching previously learned concepts, which delays the introduction of new learning. Because of this, many parents actively seek opportunities to keep their children academically engaged throughout the summer. Summer Solutions was created as a natural extension of the Simple Solutions approach — a proven strategy that combines strong instruction, retrieval practice, and ongoing assessment to support long-term learning. Students who use the Simple Solutions method in their classrooms have shown significant growth in academic achievement, confidence, and standardized test performance in mathematics, language arts, and other subject areas.

Due to Election Day, there will be No School on Tuesday, May 19th. School will resume on Wednesday, May 20th.

Tomorrow is Field Day! 💦☀️ Students will be participating in water games and activities throughout the day, so they WILL get wet! Please make sure your child brings: *a full change of dry clothes *a towel *a bag to bring their wet items home We can't wait for a fun day together!

We've had a big time celebrating our 2nd Team Day of the year!! The spirit of Team Day is to continue to build the sense of community within our school. Kindergarten through 6th Grade students are divided into 10 teams. The teams participate in a variety of challenges that allow them to exhibit the attributes of the Profile of a Trojan: Teamwork, Skill & Knowledge Mastery, Creative Thinking, Initiative, Accountability, and Effective Communication! We'll have a separate post sharing all the action from the day, but we wanted to recognize students that were "Most Valuable Teammates"! These students went above and beyond to make the day an awesome experience for their peers. They were kind, respectful, and represented the spirit of Team Day! Blue Team: Blakely French, Bentlee Berry, and Weston Mathews Red Team: Lilah Gruber and Rafe Jewell Turquoise Team: Owen Ruch, Kymber Devasher, and Bailey Harrison Black Team: Audrey Hopper and Sawyer Morgan Gold Team: Rowan Weaver and Ashton Harper Green Team: Auden Harper, Darcy Adwell, and Jaxon Williams Purple: Kilee Ray, Emma Maxey, and Krew Noblitt Orange Team: Benicio Smith, Liam Bailey, and Adilyn Bradshaw Gray Team: Will Davis Brooks, Blake Gray, and Ava Houchens Burgundy Team: Caesyn Conrad and Laikyn Taylor Great job to these Eagles!! We are proud of you!

🎉🍖 WHO’S READY FOR A WEEKEND FULL OF FOOD & FUN at the Fountain Run BBQ Festival?! 🍖🎉 There’s truly something for everyone of all ages at this year’s festival! 🙌 Join us Friday evening and all day Saturday for: ✨ Delicious BBQ & food trucks ✨ Vendors & shopping ✨ Live entertainment ✨ Kids activities & fun ✨ Community events happening all day long Grab your friends, bring the family, and come make memories! ❤️

Austin Tracy Elementary is hiring an EBD Instructional Assistant! If you have a heart for supporting students and want to make a difference each day, we’d love to hear from you. Contact Austin Tracy Elementary at 270-646-2236 for more information. Click here to apply: https://barrenctyky.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5654347
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Barren County High School volleyball team will be hosting their annual volleyball clinic July 13-17. All camp attendees will need to fill out the attached form and turn it in at the start of camp.

Barren County High School Cheerleaders will soon be hosting their annual cheerleading clinic! Please pre-register using the QR code on the flyer posted below! 📍 Cheer Clinic Location: Extreme Main Gym 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 27 ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Austin Tracy Elementary will be offering Kindergarten Readiness Camp to students who will be entering Kindergarten in August 2026. The camp is hosted by kindergarten teachers and assistants and will occur July 13-17. Students must be registered for kindergarten in order to attend. The purpose of the camp is to give your child a “head start” by reviewing Kindergarten readiness skills. All enrolling Kindergarten students are encouraged to sign up. To register, please contact the school at 270-646-2236.

Field Day is almost here! 💦☀️ Friday, May 15th will be our annual water field day! Students will be participating in water games and activities, so they WILL get wet! Please make sure your child brings: *a full change of dry clothes *a towel *a bag to bring their wet items home We can't wait for a fun day together!

Talent show practice for today has been canceled. Please be sure to let the office know if your child will be going home a different way due to this change. Thank you!

Join us this summer for an innovative new camp in partnership with The Kentucky Writing Project and local guests that will foster creativity and show students that Mistakes Spark Momentum! Camp is free and being hosted at WKU Glasgow Campus from 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM! Don’t Wait! Spots are limited! Register here! https://forms.gle/PySSg79zvyCaNhyy8

Austin Tracy Elementary School has two parent vacancies on the school’s School Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council. The definition of parent includes anyone who is a parent, stepparent, foster parent, and/or a person who has legal custody of a student (KR 160.345(1)(d)) and who is attending the school during the council member’s term of office.

A parent is ineligible if he or she is an employee or a relative of an employee (father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter) of the school in which that parent serves, nor shall the parent representative be an employee or a relative of an employee in the district administrative offices. (KR 160.345(2)(a)), or a local school board member or the spouse of a board member.

The election of parent representatives on the 2026-27 School Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council will take place from May 4 through May 8th via paper ballot. Ballots will be made available to the parents in the AM/PM Car Rider Line as well as available in the front office. Parents will select two choices on each ballot. The two parents with the most votes will be elected to the council.

The following candidates will appear on the ballot:
Tabitha Gruber
Phillip Napier
Chrissy Tracy

The custodian of records should keep documentation of the election process including ballots and tallies for the election.

Barren County Trojanette Basketball will host their annual youth girls basketball camp May 26-28. This is open to any K-8th grade girls from any school. Reach out to Piper Lindsey if you have questions.

piper.lindsey@barren.kyschools.us

Happy School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We honor our dedicated professionals who safely transport our AT students every day. Often the first and last smiles our students see, our drivers and monitors are crucial to school safety and community, showing care and patience. Thank you! We also thank Ms. Tabby and Ms. Dianne who are absent from our picture.

Power has been returned to the building! Our kids have been awesome this morning in navigating the challenges! We are so proud of them! Thank you to everyone for your flexibility! Have a great day!

Barren County Trojan Basketball will host their annual youth boys basketball camp May 26-29. This is open to any K-8th grade boys from any school. Reach out to Warren Cunningham if you have questions. warren.cunningham@barren.kyschools.us 5 Add a comment