County Schools hold spotlight tour

For the second time in four years, Warren County Public Schools hosted a Spotlight Tour.

On Tuesday morning many professionals in the South-Central Kentucky community were invited to attend the second Warren County Public Schools Spotlight Tour.

“Throughout the community there is a perception of some of our schools, and I wanted them to see that perceptions are not reality. I wanted them to see there is a high quality of learning going on inside every school that they went to,” said Kerry Young, the WCPS Board Chairman.

Superintendent, Rob Clayton, hosted the event and took guests to four schools in the district.

Around a dozen guests toured Warren Central High, Warren Elementary, Moss Middle and Jennings Creek Elementary Schools.

“We chose the Warren Central feeder for a variety of reasons. One, we want them to see what’s happening in those particular schools. We know that in some cases, the perception will form a reality for certain folks. We felt it would be important for people to have the opportunity to go behind the scenes, see the level of engagement, the quality of instruction and really just the over all in environment in our schools,” Clayton said.

With over 16,000 students, the Warren County Public School district is the fourth largest district in the state.

Kentucky State Representative-Elect Steve Sheldon took the tour and learned how the county school system operates, he said.

The district is also home to the first international high school in the state.

“I did learn about some of the neat things they are doing, particularly with some of the new populations that are coming in and the diversity that is happening here within this community. Seeing how they integrate into the schools, it’s a changing environment every day. So, that was kind of eye opening for sure Warren County Sheriff-Elect Brett Hightower said.

Each of Warren County’s 23 schools strives to provide students with the tools they need to succeed, Young said.