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November 15, 2024
 

As we approach the 2024-2025 winter season, the Oldham County School System is committed to providing for your child’s safety, well-being, and education. Although we firmly believe there is no replacement for in-person learning, we recognize the challenges that come with adding too many make-up days onto a school calendar. Therefore, this year OCS plans to utilize NTI (Non-Traditional Instruction) Days in addition to Traditional Snow Days. 

• NTI Days are counted as regular school days and are not made up on the school calendar. ​As​ ​a​ ​district, ​we​ ​may​ ​use up​ ​to​ ​10​ ​NTI ​Days​ ​per ​year for health or safety reasons.​ ​
• Traditional Snow Days require the use of make-up days. These days were approved by the OCBE and can be located in the 2024/2025 school calendar.
• Our hope is to utilize no more than one or two Traditional Snow Days and use NTI Days for the rest of our inclement weather days where we must cancel in-person instruction. 
• The message you receive in the event of inclement weather will indicate whether we will utilize a Traditional Snow Day or an NTI Day.
   

What Does Instruction Look Like During an NTI (Non-Traditional Instruction) Day?

• Students will engage in NTI via a combination of remote communication with teachers and independent learning activities previously assigned or other activities assigned through Google. Teachers will be available to answer questions or address concerns during regular instruction hours, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, via email.
• Students with limited technology access may be provided a device for use at home or access to instructional materials via printed assignments. Student attendance will be counted by completing class assignments online or on paper. 
• For students supported with an IEP, case managers will contact parents/guardians with additional information on service delivery.
• To learn more about NTI days, please visit https://www.oldham.kyschools.us/faq-nti

For more information about our inclement weather decision and notification process, visit our website at https://www.oldham.kyschools.us/our-schools/school-delays-closings

Oldham County Schools will always make decisions to ensure the safety of our students and staff. We are hopeful adding an NTI option will be beneficial for students, staff, and families.  

Sincerely,

Dr. Jason Radford, Superintendent