Cravens Elementary School

Due to winter weather causing unsafe road conditions, Owensboro Public Schools will utilize NTI Day #1 on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

With winter weather in the forecast, now is a good time to remind our students and families about communicating school closures and NTI expectations.

Here is how you can find out if the school schedule is impacted by weather or any other reason: https://bit.ly/3MeJhK3

Here you will find the expectations for students and staff in the event the school district chooses to utilize a nontraditional instruction (NTI) day: https://5il.co/3so5i

As a reminder, the district WILL NOT make any announcement unless school is cancelled or we decide on an NTI day. If you don't get a message from the district or see it on the District Facebook page, assume school is in session.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET INFORMATION:

Owensboro High School Red Devils will be the VISITING team in the KHSAA 5A State Championship!

General Admission tickets (the only available) in the lower seating bowl (including the area behind the visiting team bench), is $17 through midnight Thursday and the remaining will be on sale for $20 as a game-day price.

Tickets are ONLY sold through this link and are not sold through the athletic office: https://gofan.co/app/school/KY16732?activity=Football

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Owensboro Public Schools family! We hope you have a wonderful, safe weekend surrounded by your loved ones! We will see you back in class on Monday, December 1 for the final push of the semester!

The Owensboro Board of Education approved the 2026-27 School Calendar last night during the Board meeting. This calendar can also be found on the homepage of the District website as well as under Menu > Parents tab on the district website.

Join us next Friday, November 7 for the second of our Coffee with OPS event! This time, we will be at Red Swing Coffee - West Location 2803 W Parrish Ave. from 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Coffee is on us! Come out and chat with school officials about the issues that are important to you!

Reminder: Registration for our new OBA Elementary Developmental Basketball league for 2nd thru 5th grade elementary school students ends Sept 12. IF there are multiple students in the same household wanting to register, a registration form must be completed for EACH student.

Registration Fee will be added to each student's "School Cash Online" payment option following the end of the registration window. So there is no payment required upfront.

https://forms.gle/r6oN77mZr6fhXjHYA

This Friday, September 5, join us for the first of several "Coffee with OPS" events this year! The first one will be held at Kim's Diner from 7:30-8:30 a.m. that morning. Join Superintendent Dr. Wendy Duvall and other District Administrators to talk about our district and ways you can get involved. Coffee is on us, so come join us for a great morning!

OPS Parents/Guardians,

We are excited to open registration for our new OBA Elementary Developmental Basketball league, which is for 2nd thru 5th grade elementary school students enrolled at OPS schools.

Registration Window : Opens 9/1 (9 am) & closes on 9/12 (11:59 pm).

If there are multiple students in the same household wanting to register, a registration form must be completed for EACH student.

Registration Fees will be added to each student's "School Cash Online" payment option following the end of the registration window. So there is no payment required upfront.

https://forms.gle/r6oN77mZr6fhXjHYA

OPS Parents/Guardians, Please see the link below for information regarding the district's two-way communication policies relating to KRS 160.145 that go into effect June 27, 2025 http://bit.ly/4lc85yK

Summer Food Service will begin on May 27. This service provides free meals for anyone in our community aged 18 or younger. You must remain on-site for the meals and parents are not allowed to come and pick them up to take them home. You can find a list of all the locations and times in the link below: https://5il.co/3g330

***Attention*** Emergency agencies are participating in a SIMULATION exercise this morning (Wednesday, April 23) at Owensboro High School and at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Please be aware that this event is a simulation for educational purposes and that there is NO ACTIVE EMERGENCY at this time.

ALL Owensboro Public Schools will be OPEN tomorrow, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 and will operate on a normal schedule! Thank you to our building staff and roofing contractors for quickly addressing the damage issues and allowing us to be back to full operational status for tomorrow!

Online Registration for the 2025-26 school year is now open to families to begin registering their students for the upcoming school year. Families in the Owensboro Public Schools district need to visit startolr.com and select "25-26" year at the beginning to complete their registration for next school year. All returning families' information is already in the database, they just need to confirm it is updated and correct to complete online registration. Families who are new to the district will need to visit the school in which their child will attend. If they are unsure of what school their child will attend, they can find a district map on the district website at owensboro.kyschools.us.

Owensboro Public Schools will be IN SESSION on Friday, February 21, 2025.

Due to some side roads being inaccessible as well as the possibility for overnight freezing with extreme cold, Owensboro Public Schools will utilize NTI Day #5 tomorrow, Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Due to Winter Weather Warning and the potential for several inches of snow expected overnight, Owensboro Public Schools will utilize NTI Day #4 Tomorrow, February 19, 2025.

Due to the potential of hazardous road conditions throughout the morning, Owensboro Public Schools will utilize NTI Day #3 today, Tuesday, February 11, 2025 for all students.

We typically do not make an announcement when we are having school, but because we have been out for quite a while, we wanted to make sure everyone knows that OPS will be in session beginning at normal time tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2025! Please see the return to school letter from superintendent Dr. Wendy Duvall below!

OPS Families, Because of the entirety of the weather the past few days and the expected weather on Friday, our district will be working through a scenario that will allow us to get NTI packets and devices to students in order to provide instruction throughout the next couple of days and possibly into next week. There is a lot of information about how this will work, so please read through everything below and if you have any questions, please reach out to us through Messenger on the Owensboro Public Schools Facebook page or by calling 270-686-1000.. Tomorrow and Friday, January 9-10, 2025, Owensboro Public Schools will utilize NTI Days #1 & #2 for our students. For the students that already have their devices or packets, they will follow a normal NTI schedule as outlined in the district’s NTI Expectations. For those that do not have the materials they need, students and parents will be able to come pick up their devices or packets at their school tomorrow, January 9, 2025 from noon until 2 p.m. Our Food Service staff are preparing breakfast and lunch for all students for both Thursday and Friday (four meals total) that can be picked up by the parents or students on January 9 from noon-2 p.m. when they pick up their NTI materials. Parents of students in multiple buildings can pick up meals at any one location, they do not have to go to each individual school to pick up their meals. Students do not have to be present to pick up the meals or the devices, but meals can only be distributed for students enrolled in the district. If your family currently does not have access to the internet or electricity, please communicate that with your school and you will be given a packet to complete for the days that we are out due to weather. I know this is a big undertaking for everyone involved and we appreciate your willingness to work together in order to ensure that we are providing educational services to our students throughout this winter weather episode. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us via the methods listed above.