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Oldham County Schools - Ignite Passion. Experience Excellence.

 

October 15, 2024
 

To the Oldham County School Community:

On July 1 of 2021, I began my role as Superintendent of Oldham County Schools. I was very
honored that the Board of Education members asked me to serve in this role and lead this great
school district. It has been the highlight of my 27-year career in public education to serve as
Oldham County Schools' Superintendent.

When I started my tenure, we were faced with many challenges: dealing with the pandemic,
staff turnover and retention, a dire need for salary increases, and recognizing the impact of
these issues on our students. We all face challenges in our professional and personal lives. In
my heart, I have always believed one of the most important things in life is how we respond to
these challenges. That response makes all the difference in setting the tone with those whom
we serve and lead. Our students are watching how we respond to adversity and how we treat
others. I am proud of our district and our community for how we have worked together to
respond to the very difficult obstacles we have experienced in Oldham County and across the
country in the last few years. I truly believe that it is not about one of us, but about all of us.

We have accomplished a lot together in just four short years. Some of our accomplishments
include:

  • Student learning has steadily improved when we look at results from state testing, ACT, 
    and other measures 

  • Implementing the "Passion to a Pathway" initiative to identify a student's passion and 
    connecting that passion to a pathway that will help students thrive

  • Opening innovation labs at our middle schools that can foster authentic learning for our
    students 

  • Giving a 12% salary increase and eight million dollars in one-time stipends for our 
    employees since the 2021-2022 school year 

  • Embracing a service excellence mindset by our district leaders to serve our schools and 
    ultimately our students 

  • Creating and implementing a strategic plan for our school district 

  • Rebranding of our school district and our schools that includes a new district logo and 
    visual assets for each school that together elevates the entire school district 

  • Transforming of our athletic facilities to better enhance our student athletes and 
    community experience 

  • Creating a district facility plan that will further support academics, arts, and athletics 

  • Being one of the first public school districts to approve paid leave for recovery from 
    birth in the state of Kentucky and later expanding this leave for paternity and adoptive 
    parents

  • Increasing employee engagement by conducting annual meetings with school staff and 
    departments. Last year we met with all 1500 full-time employees about our proposed 
    actions to further elevate our school district. 

  • Created a bi-annual publication highlighting our entire school district that is sent to 
    every home and business in Oldham County.

These are just to name a few. None of these accomplishments would have been possible
without the support from our Board of Education. 

I am announcing today that this will be my last year as Superintendent for Oldham County
Schools. I will not be asking the Board to renew my contract which is set to expire June 30,
2025. By the end of this school year I will have completed my 27th year in public education. I
have given careful thought to this decision over the last few months and discussed with our
Board of Education. I feel it is time for me to turn the page to the next chapter. 

This has been a very difficult decision because, like all of you, I truly love our district, our
students, our staff, and our community. I can honestly say that I have put my heart and soul
into our school district. When I began as Superintendent, our teachers and staff all indicated to
me their desire to be valued and treated like professionals. My hope is that our employees and
community can see the progress we have made... together, in these areas. 

I am making this announcement now to give the Board of Education ample time to find a
replacement. We still have much work to do for our students and I have made a commitment to
our Board members that I will finish this school year strong because that is what our students
deserve. Our school district is positioned well for the future and poised to thrive as we continue
to think about engaging, empowering, and elevating the experiences for everyone that makes
Oldham County Schools a destination district. Through careful planning and board action we
are on very solid ground financially as a school district. We will be providing a financial report in
our next publication scheduled for December. We have a roadmap for success (strategic plan)
being implemented that will guide the district's work and actions over the next several
years. We still have much more to do and we will continue to work hard over the next 8 months
to serve you, our students, our school district and our community.


Sincerely,
 

Jason Radford, Superintendent
 

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