
December 1, 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...

October 24, 2025
Owensboro Public schools is proud to partner with RiverValley Behavioral Health to bring Playground Communication boards to all five OPS elementary schools and Hager preschool. A...

October 1, 2025
Cravens Elementary School has achieved Silver status for their implementation of PBIS by the Kentucky Department of Education and the Green River Region Educational Cooperative. ...

September 15, 2025
The Leadership Owensboro Class of 2026 has been announced, comprising individuals from various organizations across the community who will participate in a year-long program desig...

September 1, 2025
The 4th Annual Big Red Battle Blood Drive kicks off this week running from Sept 2-5 ahead of the Owensboro High School vs Daviess County High School football game. This event is ...

July 22, 2025
Household Income Forms are now available for the 2025-26 school year. All parents and guardians should take a moment to complete the Household Income form. The information from...

July 16, 2025
School supply lists for the 2025-26 school year have been completed! Parents/Guardians can find the lists for their students' schools below. Cravens Elementary Estes Elementary...

May 15, 2025
Once again, Owensboro Public Schools will be participating in the US Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program, providing free breakfast and lunch meals to individua...

May 5, 2025
OPS Superintendent, Dr. Wendy Duvall has named Natalie Ellis the next principal of Cravens Elementary School. Ellis will officially move into the new role effective July 1, 2025. ...

March 10, 2025
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 School...

March 3, 2025
Registration is now open for the 20th season of SIYA Camp! Summer Institute for Young Artists (SIYA) Camp is a two-week experience for rising 4th-9th grade students. The cost is...

February 26, 2025
Owensboro Public Schools will host their 26th Annual Fine Arts Festival March 17-26, 2025 at the RiverPark Center. This year's theme is "Artistic Intelligence" and students from...

January 2, 2025
Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) days were granted by the Kentucky Department of Education. These days will allow Owensboro Independent Schools students to receive instructional ...

December 23, 2024
Over the past few weeks, thousands of young musicians across the state have auditioned for the Kentucky Music Educators Association All-State Ensembles. We are very proud of the...

December 16, 2024
On Monday and Tuesday December 16-17, thanks to the incredible partnership with Rally Point Promotions, Owensboro Professional Bull Riding and Shoe Sensations, every student at Fo...

December 3, 2024
The OPS Foundation for Excellence recently was awarded a $2,500 Community Needs mini grant from Owensboro Health for the purchase of eight Kinnebar foot swings for the special nee...

November 25, 2024
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) and Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) awarded Cravens Elementary with their Silver Level Status for Positive Behavioral I...

November 1, 2024
Earlier this week, Cravens Elementary School's Family Resource Coordinator, Amanda DeLacey was recognized as a finalist for the Harry J Cowherd Award, which recognizes an individu...

October 15, 2024
The Owensboro and Daviess County Public Schools Boards of Education will hold a joint Board Meeting at Owensboro Public Schools' Central Office this Thursday, October 17 at 6 p.m....

September 30, 2024
The Kentucky Department of Education to announced the first recipients of their annual State Recognition of Fidelity of Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) for schoo...
