SUPERINTENDENT UPDATE 🗓️
We are so glad students are back in the hallways! Dr. Matthews shares some info on community involvement, upcoming weapons detection safety systems, and more in this week's Superintendent Update.
https://youtu.be/WxBDaBlvTMI
‼️Calling All Community Members‼️ SCPS is now accepting community sign-ups for our students' Defenses of Learning. You'll have the opportunity to witness students present evidence of their growth and readiness for their next chapter, whether that's college, career, or military service, and provide them with valuable feedback from a real-world perspective!
We are accepting sign-ups for community observers until Friday, February 20th, and then schools will begin reaching out to individuals to schedule times. Click HERE to sign up. We are excited to see you there as we support our students preparing for post-secondary success! 🎓
Our Family Resource Coordinators play one of the most important roles in our school communities. They build relationships, respond to crises, connect families with essential services, and ensure students have what they need to come to school ready to learn. They make so much of what happens in the classroom possible, so we say THANK YOU for strengthening our schools by supporting both the child and the whole family. If you see a Family Resource Coordinator this week, wish them a sincere Happy FRYSC Week! 👨👩👧👦 🏡🍎
SCPS will be IN SESSION tomorrow on our regular schedule! Let's get some learning done, Shelby County!
Shelby County Public Schools (KY) will be CLOSED Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. It will be a traditional Snow Day.
Click the link below for a video message from Dr. Matthews regarding today's early dismissal.
Please note: Bus transportation will still run this afternoon! Car rider lines will run as normal. Schools will be loading buses early so that those buses can leave their campus as close as possible to 2pm for elementary and 3pm for middle and high.
https://youtu.be/kKo7HHhKOqg
Shelby County Public Schools will be RELEASING EARLY today, February 3rd, 2026. Elementary will dismiss at 2pm. Middle and High School will release at 3pm. Daycare and Aftercare programs will remain open until 4pm. All evening activities are cancelled.
Preschool: AM and PM sessions are CANCELLED. Head Start is also cancelled.
Thank you all for your patience as we navigate this winter weather!
We are going to monitor the weather throughout the night and into the early morning hours. We will make a decision regarding school operations by 5:30 AM. As always, the safety of our students and staff is our number one priority.
‼️CALLING ALL PUBLIC AUDITORS🧾 SCPS is now accepting proposals for its upcoming audit services. Firms are invited to review the bid specifications and submit proposals by February 23rd. Click the link below for details, or head to the Finance section of our website! ⬇️
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SCPS will be operating on our regular schedule. We’re excited to welcome our students back into the classroom refreshed and ready to go. It will be cold in the morning, so please dress weather-appropriate for the bus stop.
We'll see you tomorrow!
Shelby County Public Schools (KY) will be CLOSED Friday, January 30th, 2026. It will be NTI Day #7.
Please watch Dr. Matthews' video below for further details on our decision. Please stay safe this weekend, Shelby County!
YouTube Video (link)
Shelby County Public Schools will be CLOSED Wednesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 29th, 2026.
• Wednesday will be a traditional Snow Day
• Thursday will be NTI Day #6
We hope to be back in session on Friday, but the roads are not great out in the county. Our Transportation Department will evaluate the roads Thursday afternoon. Thank you everyone and be safe!!!
Below are some photos from around the county. Click here for a Video Message from Dr. Matthews
Shelby County Public Schools will be CLOSED Monday, January 26th and Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. Monday will be NTI Day #5, and Tuesday will be a traditional Snow Day.
No SCPS activities Monday and Tuesday. All our campuses will be closed (including Central Office).
Please watch the video message below from Dr. Matthews!
YouTube Video (link)
Dr. Matthews discusses SCPS plans regarding the upcoming winter weather in this week's Superintendent recap!
YouTube Video (link)
🚨Heads Up: All SCPS school activities for Saturday (January 24th) and Sunday (January 25th) are cancelled due to the weather forecast❄️
🚨SCPS will start on a ONE HOUR DELAY tomorrow, January 22nd, 2026.
The roads did not improve as much as we had hoped throughout the day. We will reassess road conditions in the morning. Shelby County Public Schools will operate on a one-hour delay tomorrow, giving buses a chance to operate in daylight.
IF SCHOOL IS CANCELLED, a notification will be issued by 6:00 a.m.
Start Times for tomorrow's One Hour Delay:
Elementary - 8:40
MCM Middle - 9:30
East/West - 9:40
SCHS/MLCHS - 9:30
Preschool - AM Session Cancelled (PM session will be at its normal time)
Headstart - will still operate with a one hour delay
Shelby County Public Schools will be CLOSED Wednesday, January 21st, 2026. It will be NTI Day #4.
Out of an abundance of caution and after conferring with the National Weather Service, there will be no school in SCPS today, Wednesday, January 21st due to below-freezing temperatures and snow/freezing precipitation expected to arrive during the morning commute.
We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn from his example and work together to support every student. #MLKDay #CompleteTheCircle 🔵
