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Welcome to Southern Elementary
OUR MISSION
Southern Elementary provides a safe, positive, and collaborative environment where high expectations are set for all learners. Through differentiation, we will build a foundation for all students to become proficient members in our community by challenging them at high levels.
OUR VISION
Southern Elementary students will demonstrate their potential in areas of academic, social, and emotional growth while preparing for their future.
School News
The Pulaski County School District is celebrating its remarkable performance with the recent release of state testing results. Superintendent Patrick Richardson noted, “All of our schools are among the highest-scoring in the state. Our whole community has so much to be proud of. Our students are learning well, working hard, and putting forth greater effort in their studies and on these important tests that tell us all how we’re doing as a school system. We have considerable support from parents and families, which makes a big difference. And I am especially grateful for our teachers and staff, who are dedicated to instructing, leading, and motivating our students, and who are too often underappreciated in our current political and social climate. Our teachers and staff are among the best in Kentucky.”
The Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) was administered in May, and scores for every public school in the state are now available to the public. Here’s how Pulaski County Schools stacked up against other districts:
--Elementary Schools: Top 6% – Ranked #11 of 182 districts
--Middle Schools: Top 13% – Ranked #23 of 182 districts
--High Schools: Top 12% – Ranked #22 of 178 districts
Parents, please help the FRC by completing this survey from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in partnership with the KY Lieutenant Governor's office and KDE. This important survey is to evaluate awareness of school-based health care services across KY public schools. Your feedback will be invaluable in guiding improvements to our school-based health care system.
We kindly ask that you take a few moments to complete the survey. Your insights will help us make informed decisions to enhance the health care services in schools throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Survey Link in English: Parent Survey
Encuesta en Español: Encuesta Para Padres
Your input is valued and important. If you have any questions, you may contact the SES FRC at 606-677-0229.
Thank you!
Best regards,
Mr. Jabriel Siler, FRC Coordinator
Mrs. Irma Ashley, FRC Asst. Coordinator
All new students have to be enrolled online.
Click on the header and you will find information on how to complete the online enrollment.
We have a HUGE THANK YOU to our community for the support and encouragement of our local public school teachers. All of Pulaski County School District's faculty kicked off this school year with a day-long mini conference hosted at Southwestern High School. More than 625 teachers and principals gathered to learn and prepare for the coming school year. To make this event A LOT more fun and exciting, a host of local businesses and community members donated gifts for door prizes that were given at the closing session of the teacher workday. On behalf of our teachers, principals, and administrators, THANK YOU so much for making us feel supported and appreciated!!!
Buses will begin to roll for the 2023-2024 school year on August 10 traveling over 7500 miles a day
School bus safety is a team effort! With as many buses traveling thousands of miles, motorists are asked to be especially cautious during morning and afternoon route times. Running school bus stop signs, passing buses, or failing to yield to buses creates a great danger to children who are loading and unloading. Ignoring a bus stop sign or accidentally running a stop sign due to carelessness could literally mean life and death to a child. Help us keep your child safe by talking to your child about bus safety rules. School buses do not travel every road, but a pick-up location is close. For more information, bus schedules, school boundary zones, or interested in becoming a school bus driver contact the Pulaski County School System at 606-679-1123 and ask for Transportation.
The Pulaski County Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) was started in 2013, and this year will celebrate ten years of providing free books to children in Pulaski County.
Our goal is for every eligible child in the Pulaski County School System to be a part of the DPIL. To be eligible, the child must be age birth to five and live in Pulaski County. For more information and to enroll, click HERE.
School Calendar
2024 Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) Results
Reading
PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED | |
---|---|---|
Grade 3 | 36% | 28% |
Grade 4 | 40% | 22% |
Grade 5 | 34% | 15% |
Mathematics
PROFICIENT | DISTINGUISHED | |
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Grade 3 | 38% | 22% |
Grade 4 | 37% | 15% |
Grade 5 | 31% | 16% |