Hello ECMS families. We want to let everyone know that we will be sending home NTI day packets today with your student. The packet will include 10 days of NTI day work for all core content classes and exploratory classes. If your student is absent today they will get their NTI day packets the day they return to school. Please make sure your student keeps their NTI day packets at home incase we have to call for an NTI day in this year. If you have any questions please reach out to our front office. Have a great day!
"It is that time of year once again, we are excited to field interest for the 25-26 Academic Team. If you are interested please click this link to fill out the form: https://forms.gle/yXRMBy4w7QnMjuw3A
There will be a brief informational meeting for students at 2:30pm next Wednesday. This year, some practices may take place at 5pm due to supervision. As a result, students will need transportation to and from practices. Additionally, some meetings will be required virtually. Should you have any questions, you can reach out to Ricky directly via the information below. We look forward to another great year for our reigning district champions."
The ECMS Parent Advisory Council held open nominations over the last 5 business days of the school year for a parent to fill the vacant parent position on the ECMS SBDM Council. At this time, there is one parent position available on the council. Parents of students who are currently enrolled at ECMS are welcome to come to ECMS on October 16th between 7:30 am and 4:00pm to cast their votes in this election. Please bring a photo id or other form of identification. All ballots must be submitted in the front office of the Estill County Middle School by 4:00pm on October 16, 2025. The winner will be announced on the ECMS Facebook Page on the evening of October 17, 2025.
Here is the link for the live stream for the October 16, 2025 - Estill County School Board meeting starting at approximately 6:00PM (EST).
https://youtube.com/live/VF2w5x66m6Q?feature=share
https://youtube.com/live/VF2w5x66m6Q?feature=share
Here is the link for public comments for the October 16, 2025 Estill County School Board Meeting:
https://forms.gle/rug7RLgTbmsE1Pmy6
https://forms.gle/rug7RLgTbmsE1Pmy6
New teachers from across the Estill County School District gathered yesterday for Professional Learning, focusing on strategies to strengthen instruction and build stronger connections with students. Our school district has been blessed to hire strong and eager classroom leaders. We look forward to investing in them and seeing them grow!
We would also like to thank CGB for their donation to support our New Teacher Academy for the 2025-26 school year and appreciate the support from our community.
We would also like to thank CGB for their donation to support our New Teacher Academy for the 2025-26 school year and appreciate the support from our community.
🚨 Big News, Engineer Nation! 🚨
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Estill County Athletics App 📲
Stay up to date with schedules, scores, tickets, and everything Estill County Athletics – all in one place!
Download now and never miss a moment: Estill County Athletics App
Go Engineers! 💙⚒️
Apple - 🚨 Big News, Engineer Nation! 🚨
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Estill County Athletics App 📲
Stay up to date with schedules, scores, tickets, and everything Estill County Athletics – all in one place!
Download now and never miss a moment: Estill County Athletics App
Go Engineers! 💙⚒️
Apple - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/estill-county-engineers/id6748610778
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ballfrog.engineers&pcampaignid=web_share
Web - https://www.estillcountyathletics.com
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ballfrog.engineers&pcampaignid=web_share
Web - https://www.estillcountyathletics.com
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Estill County Athletics App 📲
Stay up to date with schedules, scores, tickets, and everything Estill County Athletics – all in one place!
Download now and never miss a moment: Estill County Athletics App
Go Engineers! 💙⚒️
Apple - 🚨 Big News, Engineer Nation! 🚨
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Estill County Athletics App 📲
Stay up to date with schedules, scores, tickets, and everything Estill County Athletics – all in one place!
Download now and never miss a moment: Estill County Athletics App
Go Engineers! 💙⚒️
Apple - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/estill-county-engineers/id6748610778
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ballfrog.engineers&pcampaignid=web_share
Web - https://www.estillcountyathletics.com
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ballfrog.engineers&pcampaignid=web_share
Web - https://www.estillcountyathletics.com
October Dates at ECMS!
Friday October 3rd KONA ICE will be at the Middle School. Please send money with your student that morning. Thank you.
Homecoming Week at ECMS was a hit!!
Picture Day is Oct 14th from 8:00am-10:00am. These are the pictures that will go in the yearbook.
Here's the live steam link for the Septembe 18, 2025 Estill County School Board Meeting:
https://youtube.com/live/K6yrnpm7Nko?feature=share
https://youtube.com/live/K6yrnpm7Nko?feature=share
Here is the public comments form for the 9/18/2025 Estill County School Board Meeting:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKsW1mPTO_1yL1ywMU65TvEQvATcU20SbGWjbh50-oiBkxeA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=111549090318576825145
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKsW1mPTO_1yL1ywMU65TvEQvATcU20SbGWjbh50-oiBkxeA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=111549090318576825145
The Estill County School District invites you to download the Estill Schools app to stay connected!
Here is a video update regarding the construction of the new middle school:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i91p4TxbGoLMb45SV-P53m2BDZzC7UED/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i91p4TxbGoLMb45SV-P53m2BDZzC7UED/view?usp=sharing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Estill County Schools Earn Through Dataseam
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (August 20, 2025) Spring and Summer break means a vacation from school for most Kentucky teachers and students. Still, schools statewide spend this time replacing, repairing, and upgrading instructional facilities for the next academic year. Estill County Schools was no different.
Ms. Tonya Beard, Estill County High School Kentucky GEAR UP instructor, spent a week of her vacation helping the district earn over $35,000 in classroom technology supporting ECHS new graphic arts program for the upcoming academic year through the district’s long-time partnership with Dataseam.
Dataseam, an education and workforce education organization based in Louisville, works with Kentucky K-12 schools, improving the state’s technology workforce as part of providing new classroom technology to schools addressing advanced curriculum needs and preparing students for next-generation workforce demands.
Estill County has been a partner in the statewide program since 2019. The district’s participation has brought students and staff more than $288,438.00 in new classroom technology during that period.
“Tonya was a great team player at the last minute to make sure Estill County Schools was part of the Dataseam training this summer”, said Estill County Schools Chief Information Officer Jeremy Simpson. “We work to leverage our local and state technology funds through Dataseam to provide a multiplier on instructional opportunities for students district wide. Not only will the workstations she earned support our new graphic arts program, but the district’s overall focus on college and career readiness efforts Kentucky GEAR UP drives statewide.
Computers provided by Dataseam are linked across the state district-by-district to assemble the DataseamGrid, a vital piece of Kentucky’s innovation and commercialization network. It helps the University of Louisville’s Brown Cancer Center develop more effective cancer drugs quicker and with reduced costs. The cancer computations run securely in the background and do not impede the districts’ daily classroom and Internet demands. Dataseam has worked in partnership for over 20 years with Kentucky K-12 schools advancing these efforts.
“Estill County Schools has been a great district partner for our program”, said Brian Gupton, Dataseam CEO. “Whether it’s technical training to improve our state’s IT workforce, teacher training improving instruction outcomes, DOL Registered Apprentices, or local matching of workstations, they make it happen. It creates meaningful outcomes for the Commonwealth, and we appreciate the Kentucky General Assembly’s support of the statewide effort.”
“This investment means Estill County teachers and students will have access to new tools that expand classroom learning and open doors to career pathways in growing fields,” said Sen. Brandon Smith, R-D-30. “In recent budgets, the General Assembly has delivered record funding for K-12 education, and I am proud to support initiatives like Dataseam that turn those dollars into real opportunities for students. I also want to thank our partners, from local educators to organizations like ARC and federal delegates, for helping make this possible. Together, we are ensuring our young people have every chance to succeed long after graduation.”
With efforts funded by the U.S Department of Labor, Appalachian Regional Commission and appropriation through the Kentucky General Assembly, Dataseam now serves 59 Kentucky public K-12 districts accounting for 40% of the state’s over 630,000 K-12 public school students.
For more information on the district: https://www.estill.kyschools.us
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About Dataseam
Dataseam provides education and workforce development opportunities to participating Kentucky K-12 public school districts as part of advancing Kentucky-based innovation and commercialization. More information at www.dataseam.org
Estill County Schools Earn Through Dataseam
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (August 20, 2025) Spring and Summer break means a vacation from school for most Kentucky teachers and students. Still, schools statewide spend this time replacing, repairing, and upgrading instructional facilities for the next academic year. Estill County Schools was no different.
Ms. Tonya Beard, Estill County High School Kentucky GEAR UP instructor, spent a week of her vacation helping the district earn over $35,000 in classroom technology supporting ECHS new graphic arts program for the upcoming academic year through the district’s long-time partnership with Dataseam.
Dataseam, an education and workforce education organization based in Louisville, works with Kentucky K-12 schools, improving the state’s technology workforce as part of providing new classroom technology to schools addressing advanced curriculum needs and preparing students for next-generation workforce demands.
Estill County has been a partner in the statewide program since 2019. The district’s participation has brought students and staff more than $288,438.00 in new classroom technology during that period.
“Tonya was a great team player at the last minute to make sure Estill County Schools was part of the Dataseam training this summer”, said Estill County Schools Chief Information Officer Jeremy Simpson. “We work to leverage our local and state technology funds through Dataseam to provide a multiplier on instructional opportunities for students district wide. Not only will the workstations she earned support our new graphic arts program, but the district’s overall focus on college and career readiness efforts Kentucky GEAR UP drives statewide.
Computers provided by Dataseam are linked across the state district-by-district to assemble the DataseamGrid, a vital piece of Kentucky’s innovation and commercialization network. It helps the University of Louisville’s Brown Cancer Center develop more effective cancer drugs quicker and with reduced costs. The cancer computations run securely in the background and do not impede the districts’ daily classroom and Internet demands. Dataseam has worked in partnership for over 20 years with Kentucky K-12 schools advancing these efforts.
“Estill County Schools has been a great district partner for our program”, said Brian Gupton, Dataseam CEO. “Whether it’s technical training to improve our state’s IT workforce, teacher training improving instruction outcomes, DOL Registered Apprentices, or local matching of workstations, they make it happen. It creates meaningful outcomes for the Commonwealth, and we appreciate the Kentucky General Assembly’s support of the statewide effort.”
“This investment means Estill County teachers and students will have access to new tools that expand classroom learning and open doors to career pathways in growing fields,” said Sen. Brandon Smith, R-D-30. “In recent budgets, the General Assembly has delivered record funding for K-12 education, and I am proud to support initiatives like Dataseam that turn those dollars into real opportunities for students. I also want to thank our partners, from local educators to organizations like ARC and federal delegates, for helping make this possible. Together, we are ensuring our young people have every chance to succeed long after graduation.”
With efforts funded by the U.S Department of Labor, Appalachian Regional Commission and appropriation through the Kentucky General Assembly, Dataseam now serves 59 Kentucky public K-12 districts accounting for 40% of the state’s over 630,000 K-12 public school students.
For more information on the district: https://www.estill.kyschools.us
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About Dataseam
Dataseam provides education and workforce development opportunities to participating Kentucky K-12 public school districts as part of advancing Kentucky-based innovation and commercialization. More information at www.dataseam.org
Here is the live stream link for the August 21, 2025 - Estill County School Board meeting:
https://youtube.com/live/dhL-paQvdI8?feature=share
https://youtube.com/live/dhL-paQvdI8?feature=share
A big Engineers shout out goes to our local fire departments for their incredible support in preparing our schools for the new year. Our firefighters took the time to wash the entrances of our buildings, ensuring that students and staff will walk into clean, inviting spaces on the very first day of school. Their efforts help create a welcoming environment for everyone, and we are truly grateful for the pride they show in supporting our community. A special thank you goes to Fire Chiefs Justin Patrick and Derrick Muncie, along with everyone involved, for lending a hand and making a difference for our schools.
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Here is the public comments link for the August 21, 2025 Estill County School Board meeting:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKKKtLslGQkgdEnzsx6Vm3twaTlc8Yal5hkcJR_M9QeOdpwQ/viewform?usp=header
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