Education

Oldham County Schools will auction more than three dozen school buses this spring.

The Board of Education Monday approved the sale of 37 out-of-service buses in a bidding process through the Kentucky Interlocal School Transportation Association, a nonprofit collective of school districts that facilitates the sale and purchase of new and used buses.

Of the 37 buses to be sold, 26 are still operational. The buses range in model years from 1993 to 1999.

For a dozen years, students have been greeted by name at Centerfield Elementary by the smiling face of Principal Diane Morgan. 

But now, after 27 years in education, Morgan is stepping down at the end of March.

“I feel I’ve done the very best work I can do for these kids and these families,” said Morgan, who oversaw a major renovation of the school last summer because she wanted to leave the building better than she found it.

As the country grapples with the mass shooting of 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school last week, local officials hosted several safety forums to address parent concerns.

Forums were held across the county Monday and Tuesday, offering parents and residents an opportunity to learn about safety procedures and ask questions.

The All-County Elementary Art Show displays art from all 10 of Oldham elementary schools, with their respective art teachers selecting 50 student works each to display. Within the 50 works per school is artwork created by students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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The show is open to the public through Dec. 15.