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Franklin County Public Schools operate in Franklin County, Kentucky.
No Child Left Behind Status
Tier 3 (2nd Year) Status
Franklin County, Kentucky
Currently Franklin County Public Schools is in Tier 3 (2nd Year) status according to the 2009 No Child Left Behind results. This means that for five consecutive years, Franklin County Schools have not made Adequate Yearly Progress. Tier 3 consequences require Franklin County to...
- notify parents using state provided information
- revise the district improvement plan
- request technical assistance if needed
- and may make the county subject to corrective action from the Kentucky Department of Education. [1]
Underperforming Schools
The following schools currently fall 2009 No Child Left Behind consequences reports. You can learn more information related to theses consequences by reading more here.
Franklin County Graduation/Dropout Rates
Figure 1 shows graduation rates for the two high school is Franklin county school district, Franklin County High School and Western Hills High School, plotted alongside Franklin county average graduation rates and the state average graduation rates. Figure 2 shows dropout rates for Franklin County for five years alongside the state average dropout rates.
 Figure 1: Data from Kentucky Department of Education |  Figure 2: Data from Kentucky Department of Education |
Recent Events
June 2009
The Franklin County Board of Education voted in favor of raising out of state tution almost 600% from $300 to $2,200. It is estimated that the school system stands to raise about $40,000 more annually. [2]
Franklin County School Board
| Name
| Email
| Phone#
|
| William E. Cofield | william.cofield@franklin.kyschools.us | (502) 875-3997
|
| Doug Crowe | doug.crowe@franklin.kyschools.us | (502) 226-5165
|
| Tim Metzger | tim.metzger@franklin.kyschools.us | (502) 382-6754
|
| Michelle New | michelle.new@franklin.kyschools.us | (502) 875-0332
|
| Larry Perkins | larry.perkins@franklin.kyschools.us | (502) 227-7834
|
Contact Information
- Superintendent: Harrie Lynne Buecker
- Phone: n/a
- Email: harrie.buecker@franklin.kyschools.us
- Central Office:
- Phone: (502) 695-6700
- Fax: 695-6708
- Address: 916 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601
Links
References
- ↑ 2009 Adequate Yearly Progress Report for Kentucky accessed September 24, 2009
- ↑ Out-of-district tuition raised 600 percent State-Journal June 2, 2009
