Newsletter - The Week of January 9, 2022

2nd Quarter Report Card 

On Thursday, January 13th 2022 2nd quarter report cards will be available to view through Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Be sure to ask your student about the progress they are making.  

Infinite Campus Portal

After School Tutoring

If your child needs extra help in one of the core subjects, they can stay after school with one of our after-school tutors. After school tutoring is available Monday-Thursday after school from 2:30pm-3:30pm.

After School Tutoring

Inclement Weather 

Expectations & Guidance

A "home instructional day" (formerly known as snow days) may occur due to inclement weather. Please refer to the information below regarding expectations and guidance for the home instructional day.

• All students should take home their school-issued chrome books each day.
• Canvas will be the primary learning management platform for students to access instructional resources.
• We will follow our normal school day schedule except our JAM/Extension from 10:31-11:01. This will be a designated break for students. 
• Teachers will do live/video sessions (via Zoom, Google classroom and/or Microsoft Teams) with students for approximately 50% of the time of the class period. This will be at the beginning of the normally scheduled class period.
• Teachers will remain online and available for the remainder of the class period for individualized or group instruction.
• Students will have time for accessing teachers and numerous programs (such as Edgenuity, Canvas, Mastery Connect, EverFi, CERT, etc.) for individual instructional needs as determined by each students' teacher.
• Extended School Services tutoring will be available to students upon request.
• Attendance taken each period based on who is in the live session.

Home Instruction Day Schedule

After School Tutoring Links

Safety Drills 

During the month of January, we are reviewing our safety drills. We will be conducting a tornado, earthquake, lock down, fire and bus evacuation drills.  

Safety is first and foremost. We consider it an honor spending time with your child each day in a safe, orderly and risk-free learning environment. 

In your conversations with your student, talk about the importance of the drills and reiterate the importance of being planned and prepared for all types of emergency situations. 

Parent Tips  

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Attendance Policy

Regular school attendance is essential for students to gain academic and social skills they need to succeed. Good attendance is a soft skill employers consider essential in the 21st century economy. The habits of good attendance are developed as a child and difficult to change as an adult. Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10% or more of the school year for any reason, not just unexcused absences.  

We revised our attendance policy in December 2021. The bullet items in red are the areas that were updated.

• Within 3 days of a student's return to school he/she must present a written and dated note signed by the parent/guardian or physician explaining the absence. If the note is turned in after the 3-day window, the absence will remain unexcused.
• A maximum of six (6) days each year may be excused with a signed parent for any reason including but not limited to illness, doctor visit, etc.
• If there are more than six (6) days excused, with a parent note, a doctor's note is required for subsequent absences up to a total 16 which includes the six parent notes). After sixteen absences, a Medical Excuse Form, must be completed, stating the student was seen in the doctor's office, and returned for review by school officials within (3) days of the absence for the absence to be reviewed for the possibility of being excused.  
• Parents/guardians who are anticipating a student's extended absence due to illness or other health related issues, should contact the school office to make arrangements to address an extended absence.
• If the student has chronic or recurring illness that may cause more than the allotted absences (6 parent notes and 10 doctor's notes), the Medical Excuse Form should be completed prior to missing all of the allotted days. The form will only pertain to excuses from the doctor who completed the form and saw the student in his/her office, and will become effective on the date provided (not retroactively).

With these changes, it is essential to share information with the school when your child is absent. Thank you for partnering with us on providing a great educational experience for your child.

Our attendance point of contact is Mrs. Jill Stinson

Medical Excuse Form

Attendance Policy--the revisions are in red for quick reference.

Wind Chill Guidelines 

During the winter months several factors come into play that could delay the start of school or cause school to be closed all together. Please click here to view the Boone County School wind chill guidelines.

KET Young Writers Contest  

KET Education is excited to announce that the Young Writers Contest is back for 2022. Students are invited from Kindergarten through twelfth grades to submit illustrated stories, short stories, graphic novels and/or poetry.   Winners are selected and prizes awarded.

The contest opens January 1, 2022 with the deadline to enter April 15, 2022.

Click here for further information and to enter the contest.

Baseball Open Workouts

Baseball Open workouts for any 8th-12th grade student athlete wishing to try out for baseball in the spring will begin in January at Cooper High School in the gym or fieldhouse (see calendar for location). 

Click here to view the Cooper Jags Baseball Workout Calendar. 

Each session is 90 minutes. If you have any questions please email Coach Buckler at scott.buckler@boone.kyschools.us

Please follow our Twitter @jagsvarsitybaseball for all notifications and current information.  

Class of 2022

Seniors may now purchase their Class of 2022 shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies thru January 30th. Once the ordering site is closed, orders will be delivered mid-February.

Click here to place an order.

Upcoming Events   

Click here to view our upcoming events calendar.



Jan. 9 GSA application deadline

Jan. 13 2nd Quarter Report Cards are available to view

Jan. 17 MLK Day - No School

Jan 19 SBDM Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Jan. 24 GSE application deadline

Jan. 29 Senior Dinner Dance - Madison - 7-11pm

Jan. 31 Class Meetings for Scheduling

Feb. 3 Progress Reports are available to view

Feb. 8 8th Grade Field Trip

Feb. 8 8th Grade Parent Night - 6:30pm -Auditorium

Feb. 10 8th Grade Field Trip (Snow Date)

Feb. 10 8th Grade Parent Night (Snow Date)

Feb. 12 National ACT

Feb. 16 SBDM Meeting, 3:00pm

Feb. 16 Parent/Teacher Conference 3:30pm-7pm

Feb. 17 Parent/Teacher Conference 3:30pm-7pm

Feb. 21 President's Day--No School

Feb. 25 National ACT Test Registration Deadline for 4/2

Feb. 28 Alive @ 25 - Library 4pm - 8pm

Mar. 15 Commonwealth Honors Academy Deadline

Apr. 1 Graduation Slide Show Pictures Due

Apr. 2 Prom at Paul Brown Stadium 7-11pm

May 2-6 AP Exams

May 9-13 AP Exams

All Sports Schedules are available to view on the Cooper Website. 

Go to Quick Links - Athletics - Sports Schedule - select the sport from the drop down calendar menu.

Sports/Non Sports Event Ticket Sales - Top of Cooper Homepage.

Live Streaming - Quick Links - Athletics - Live Sports Streaming.