Director's Corner -
A few minutes ago, I received the following message sent by Tom Shelton, Superintendent of Daviess County Public Schools, to the Daviess County Public School community concerning the decision to close schools today. I thought all in the Owensboro Catholic Schools family would benefit from reading this important message.
“The decision to close schools today (May 3) was made early this morning as our staff monitored flooding conditions throughout the night and early morning hours. In addition to roads that were already closed, several additional roads were also flooded this morning. There are several areas in which we are no longer able to reroute buses.
As we have communicated throughout this event – and always – safety is our PRIORITY. Schools were open as long as we were able to provide safe transportation to and from school, giving students a warm, dry, safe place to be during the day, with hot meals and the comfort of a regular routine – even as some of their families worked to protect their homes from rising floodwaters.
We plan to submit a request to the Kentucky Department of Education and the DCPS Board of Education to approve “forgiveness” for today’s absence. These entities may authorize missing up to two days of school for excessive school closings this year due to inclement weather, so with their approval, we can miss today and one other day without having to make these days up. (Clarification: Students will not have to make up these days but staff will work). If approved, the last day of school for students will remain unchanged at Thursday, June 2.
In the meantime – I want to extend a special word of appreciation to our bus drivers and all members of the DCPS Transportation Department for their professionalism, commitment to safety, and vigilance in monitoring and reporting road conditions throughout this experience. Thank you!”
Please join me in echoing Mr. Shelton’s special words of appreciation and thanks to the all bus drivers and members of the DCPS Transportation Department for all they do in these difficult conditions to keep our students safe and protected at all times. May God shower His blessings and peace on them and their families!
Also, let us keep in our prayers all who have been impacted by the rising waters. I encourage any OCS families who are experiencing difficulties due the weather conditions to keep us notified and informed. We are eager to be of support and assistance.
I appreciate all you do to help us fulfill our mission of excellence in Catholic faith formation and academics. As always, your comments and insights are important to me. I can be reached via phone at 852-8028 and email at ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org.
God’s Peace!
Ken R. Rasp
OCS Director
“The decision to close schools today (May 3) was made early this morning as our staff monitored flooding conditions throughout the night and early morning hours. In addition to roads that were already closed, several additional roads were also flooded this morning. There are several areas in which we are no longer able to reroute buses.
As we have communicated throughout this event – and always – safety is our PRIORITY. Schools were open as long as we were able to provide safe transportation to and from school, giving students a warm, dry, safe place to be during the day, with hot meals and the comfort of a regular routine – even as some of their families worked to protect their homes from rising floodwaters.
We plan to submit a request to the Kentucky Department of Education and the DCPS Board of Education to approve “forgiveness” for today’s absence. These entities may authorize missing up to two days of school for excessive school closings this year due to inclement weather, so with their approval, we can miss today and one other day without having to make these days up. (Clarification: Students will not have to make up these days but staff will work). If approved, the last day of school for students will remain unchanged at Thursday, June 2.
In the meantime – I want to extend a special word of appreciation to our bus drivers and all members of the DCPS Transportation Department for their professionalism, commitment to safety, and vigilance in monitoring and reporting road conditions throughout this experience. Thank you!”
Please join me in echoing Mr. Shelton’s special words of appreciation and thanks to the all bus drivers and members of the DCPS Transportation Department for all they do in these difficult conditions to keep our students safe and protected at all times. May God shower His blessings and peace on them and their families!
Also, let us keep in our prayers all who have been impacted by the rising waters. I encourage any OCS families who are experiencing difficulties due the weather conditions to keep us notified and informed. We are eager to be of support and assistance.
I appreciate all you do to help us fulfill our mission of excellence in Catholic faith formation and academics. As always, your comments and insights are important to me. I can be reached via phone at 852-8028 and email at ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org.
God’s Peace!
Ken R. Rasp
OCS Director
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8:47 AM
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