Student Achievement, Improvement Planning on Special School Board Agenda

Wednesday, November 11 by WJRS Staff

The Russell County Board of Education will review student assessment results and recognize a local teacher during a special called meeting Friday morning. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. in Room 114 of the Russell […]

Russell County sees improvement in multiple health categories

Tuesday, December 30 by Zac Oakes

The latest Kentucky Kids Count survey shows Russell County saw improvement in multiple health-related categories. Russell County saw a significant improvement in the number of mothers smoking during pregnancy. From 2016-2018, it was reported that […]

Salem Elementary seeing improvement in reading and math scores

Thursday, December 4 by Zac Oakes

The administration and teachers at Salem Elementary School have been heavily focused for the last couple years on improving the school’s reading and math scores on the annual state assessment. Recently-released data from last year’s […]

JES Principal Smith proud of school’s improvement on school climate and safety assessment

Wednesday, December 3 by Zac Oakes

In the latest round of data from last year’s state assessment, Jamestown Elementary School saw improvements in the school climate and safety survey. Jamestown Elementary Principal Zach Smith was a guest on Community Conversation on […]

RCMS sees improvement from last year in state assessments

Tuesday, October 8 by Zac Oakes

Russell County Middle School saw some improvement in its state assessment results from last year. Russell County Middle School remains in the yellow category, the third-highest color category behind blue and green. However, RCMS exceeded […]

Russell County sees improvement in Kentucky Kids Count Survey

Thursday, November 30 by Zac Oakes

Concluding our look at the data from the Kentucky Kids Count Survey, today we take a look at how Russell County fared in categories related to juvenile justice and education. Russell County saw improvement in […]

Russell County sees improvement in child health categories

Friday, November 24 by Zac Oakes

As an ongoing look at data from the Kentucky Kids County Survey, today we take a look at how Russell County performed in a few categories related to child health. Russell County saw a notable […]

Russell County sees improvement in poverty, food insecurity rates

Wednesday, November 22 by Zac Oakes

Russell County has seen improvement in the number of children in the county facing poverty and food insecurity, according to the latest data from the Kentucky Youth Advocates. The Kentucky Kids Count Survey was released […]

Comprehensive district improvement plan to go before school board

Thursday, December 15 by Derek Aaron

The Russell County Board of Education’s District Improvement Planning Committee met for a second time on Wednesday to discuss the 2022-23 school year’s comprehensive district improvement plan. WJRS NEWS talked with Superintendent Michael Ford, who […]

RC Schools’ District Improvement Planning Committee meets today

Wednesday, December 14 by Derek Aaron

The Russell County Board of Education’s District Improvement Planning Committee will meet today at 11 a.m. in the upstairs conference room of the Russell County Schools ANC. The committee is expected to discuss the 2022-23 […]

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Student Achievement, Improvement Planning on Special School Board Agenda

Russell County sees improvement in multiple health categories

Salem Elementary seeing improvement in reading and math scores

JES Principal Smith proud of school’s improvement on school climate and safety assessment

RCMS sees improvement from last year in state assessments

Russell County sees improvement in Kentucky Kids Count Survey

Russell County sees improvement in child health categories

Russell County sees improvement in poverty, food insecurity rates

Comprehensive district improvement plan to go before school board

RC Schools’ District Improvement Planning Committee meets today

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown