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Paintsville Ranked #15 in Kentucky

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Paintsville Ranked #15 in Kentucky

Source: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/kentucky/districts/paintsville-independent/paintsville-high-school-8398

Overview of Paintsville High School

Paintsville High School is ranked 15th within Kentucky. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Paintsville High School is 51%. The total minority enrollment is 4%, and 42% of students are economically disadvantaged. Paintsville High School is the only high school in the Paintsville Independent.

Paintsville High School 2023-2024 Rankings

Paintsville High School is ranked #1,629 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.

CmPS brings home the Elementary School’s Governor’s Cup

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CmPS brings home the Elementary School’s Governor’s Cup

Congratulations to the Paintsville Elementary CmPS team! They have returned home as STATE CHAMPS and have also won bids to compete at the International competition in Massachusetts this summer!

We are so proud of their achievements and dedication to provide for a better future!

Melanie Ramey selected for KY ITC

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Two Eastern Kentucky educators were recently selected for a special honor at the state level.
Last week, the Kentucky Innovative Learning Network (KY ILN) announced the selection of 11 educators for its 2022-2023 Innovative Teacher Cohort.
Among those joining the team are Amy Newsome from Adams Middle School in Floyd County and Melanie Ramey from Paintsville Elementary School in Johnson County.
Teachers were selected from a pool of applicants from across the state that are part of the 43 KY ILN member districts. Those in the cohort will be provided professional learning opportunities, teacher leadership opportunities and innovative project development and implementation ideas to directly impact the learning experiences of Kentucky students.

The other members of 2022-2023 Innovative Teacher Cohort members are:
– Kalli Colley, South Marshall Middle School (Marshall County)
– Jeremy Hall, John Hardin High School (Hardin County)
– María Belén Morera de Paz, Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School (Fayette County)
– Bryan Quillen, Fairdale High School (Jefferson County)
– Meagan Ralph, South Marshall Middle School (Marshall County)
– Morgan Seely, Painted Stone Elementary (Shelby County)
– Tina Sharp, North Jackson Elementary (Barren County)
– Molly Turner, Auburn School (Logan County)
– Kathleen Walkovic, Luhr Elementary (Jefferson County)

For more information about the program, you can visit the Innovative Learning Network webpage.

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Paintsville’s Steam Academy

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Paintsville’s Steam Academy

PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – A $2.5 million investment in education is popping up in Paintsville, with plans to provide career pathways to students in the area.

The STEAM Career Center, opening in the Paintsville Independent Schools office building on Main Street, is embarking on a new era of education for Johnson County’s youth.

“A student success hub, which will bring in some of the latest technology, latest job trainings, latest partnerships- in an individualized way- so our students will have access to what the job market is actually looking for,” said Paintsville Superintendent David Gibson.

The STEAM center will create programs with innovative subjects: Biomedical, engineering, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, robotics, and more. Including partnerships with entities like Awesome, Inc., opening entrepreneurial incubators to build more small businesses across the region.

“A learning center that’s going to really focus down into what the child wants, what the student wants,” said Gibson. “What do they want to do? How do they want to build a career?”

The programs, while rooted in the school’s tradition, seek to expand the minds of the students by letting them carve out a space of their own in the future in the workforce.

“Being able to take a child’s dreams and help them reach those dreams- as far as their career- that’s what education is about,” said Gibson.

The programs will reach out to potential employers and industry, using their input on how to train the next generation, and will allow potential employers to submit ideas for programs that would train students for their specific needs.

The building process is expected to take around three years, remodeling 30,000 square ft. of the current building on Main Street, but Gibson hopes to see small steps begin next year.

He said it is about more than just growing the school district.

“This is about our region. It’s about Appalachia. How can Paintsville Independent- Paintsville, the city of Paintsville- give something back to our region that maybe stops the bleeding a little bit,” he said. “Maybe stop the out-migration. Maybe saves us for a few more years. We want to be part of the solution.”

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https://www.wymt.com/2022/05/06/thats-what-education-is-about-paintsville-planning-steam-student-success-hub/

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