Special Programs designed to meet
the needs of students with obstacles to learning
or special needs help assure that all students have
the opportunity to prepare for success. The Warren
County school district offers a number of programs
designed to help students achieve academically.
Among the programs:
* Alternative to Suspension Program and Alternative Elementary Program -- These programs
offer suspended students academic support and
behavioral mentoring in a safe, challenging learning environment.
* Gifted and Talented Program -- The district
offers gifted education services for identified students across all grade levels. Students are identified for services in general intellectual aptitude or
in specific subject areas.
* Language and Literacy Center -- Students
for whom English is a second language have the
opportunity to improve their language skills and
receive help with academics.
* Lighthouse Academy High School -- This
alternative high school is one of the most success-
ful programs in the district.
Lighthouse is a non-punitive alternative school
designed for students having difficulty succeeding in
the traditional high school
setting.
* Middle School Learning Center and 11th Street
Alternate School -- These
programs provide an alternate placement for students in grades 5-12 with problems functioning
in the regular school setting. Reduced student/
teacher ratios, enhanced counseling, individual
behavior management plans, and computer-assisted instruction are all key components.
* Warren County Day Treatment -- This program is for students who have been involved with
the Juvenile Justice system. Day Treatment gives
these young people the opportunity to continue
their academic studies while completing their
commitments to the justice system, with a goal
of either returning to school or earning a General
Education Diploma (GED).
Warren County Public Schools
303 Lovers Lane
P.O. Box 51810
Bowling Green, KY 42102
270-781-5150
Preparing for the future, the Warren
County Board of Education has a number of building
projects in the works that will help meet the needs of
Warren County’s growing student population.
Two projects — The Warren County Area Technology Center (ATC) near Oakland and the new
Alvaton Elementary School — opened during the
2006-2007 school year. Another new school, Plano
Elementary, opened in August of 2007
The Warren County ATC (pictured above) is a
45,614-square-foot building for the Warren County
school district. It also serves students from the Edmonson County and Bowling Green school districts.
The ATC includes program areas for Health Careers,
Automotive Technology, Machine Tool, Industrial
Maintenance, Construction Technology, and Welding,
but the school’s curriculum could expand to meet the
needs of area students and employers.
The new 77,000-square-foot Alvaton Elementary
can accommodate 700 students. It is an energy-efficient school because of the use of geothermal heating
and cooling and the use of insulated concrete forms
in construction. It has already earned the Energy Star
Award from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The new Plano Elementary School will also be
able to accommodate some 700 students, helping
alleviate the explosive growth in enrollment at Rich
Pond Elementary School and other schools.
In addition, the school board has purchased
property at the intersection of Nashville Road and
Rich Pond Road as the site for a new middle school
and high school. With nearly 80 acres at the site, the
board plans to construct a middle school for 700 students and a high school that can accommodate up to
1,400 students. The schools, to be connected with an
auditorium in the middle, will be called Joseph Warren Middle School and Joseph Warren High School in
honor of the Revolutionary War hero for whom Warren County is named. Plans call for the two schools to
be built in time for the 2010-2011 school year.
Alvaton Elementary
#1 Robert Morgan Ln.
Alvaton, KY 42122
270-843-8067
Richardsville Elementary
1775 Richardsville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-777-3232
Briarwood Elem.
265 Lovers Ln.
Bowling Green, KY 42103
270-782-5554
Rockfield Elementary
7597 Russellville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-843-8437
Bristow Elementary
6151 Louisville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-842-1960
Cumberland Trace El.
830 Cumb. Trace Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-781-1356
Lost River Elementary
450 Modern Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-746-0334
Natcher Elementary
1434 Cave Mill Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-842-1364
North Warren Elem.
420 College St.
Smiths Grove, KY 42171
270-563-2041
Oakland Elementary
2494 Church St.
Oakland, KY 42159
270-563-4719
Plano Elementary
2632 Plano Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-467-0411
Rich Pond Elementary
530 Rich Pond Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-781-9627
Warren County Public Schools
“Where Children
Prepare for Success”
Warren Elementary
1846 Loop Drive
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-781-2385
Drakes Creek Middle
704 Cypress Wood
Way
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-843-0165
Moss Middle
2565 Russellville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-843-0166
Warren East Middle
7031 Louisville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-843-0181
Greenwood High
5065 Scottsville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42104
270-842-3627
Warren Central High
559 Morgantown Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-842-7302
Warren East High
6867 Louisville Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-781-1277
Warren County Board of Education
270-781-5150
www.warren.kyschools.us
“Where Children Prepare for
Success” is more than a motto for Warren
County Public Schools; it is a daily goal for all
teachers and staff members in the school district.
Helping students prepare for success in the classroom, success on tests of academic achievement,
and success in the transition to higher education
and the workforce is taken very seriously by everyone from Central Office administrative staff to
each classroom teacher.
This commitment
to success is evident
throughout the district,
as can be seen in the
various achievements
of the district and individual schools.
Each year, Warren
County is among the
top-performing school
districts in Kentucky. With an accountability index
of 85.5 on the Commonwealth Accountability
Testing System (CATS) in 2005, Warren County
ranks among the top 15 percent of all Kentucky
districts. In addition, Warren County is one of only
11 Kentucky school districts identified by Standard & Poor’s Evaluation Services for narrowing
achievement gaps among student groups while
also improving each group’s performance.
Individual Warren County schools are also
earning recognition. In 2005, Lost River Elementary was one of only four Kentucky schools to be
named No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools.
Drakes Creek Middle School is among the top five
middle schools in Kentucky on the CATS assessment, and Greenwood High School is among the
top dozen high schools. In 2006, Warren County
schools have
won district
and regional
academic competitions at the
e l e m e n t a r y,
middle, and
high school
levels.
Technology plays a big role in helping
Warren County students prepare for success. With
guidance from District Technology Coordinator Pat
Stewart and his technology staff, the Warren County school district has been a leader in integrating
technology into classroom instruction. All of the
district’s schools
are equipped with
modern computer labs as well as
classroom computers. From preschool through
high school, all
Warren County
students take advantage of the latest technology to
enhance learning.
The latest commitment to technology in
Warren County is the 2005 decision to purchase
interactive ACTIVboard Classroom Solutions systems for all the district’s classrooms and libraries.
These systems (shown in the top photo) have the
potential to revolutionize instruction and learning
for all students and teachers.
School safety also helps students and
teachers prepare for success. Warren County
schools employ such measures as visitor signin sheets, staff identification badges, and secure
entrances to ensure a safe learning environment
for all students. Clear policies spelling out proper
behavior and discipline consequences help create an atmosphere conducive to learning. School
Resource Officers also contribute to the safe environment.
Highly qualified teachers and staff
members play the most important role in helping
all Warren County students prepare for success.
With approximately 80 percent of the district’s
teachers having achieved a master’s degree or
greater, Warren County students can be assured of
learning from highly trained professionals.
The many recognitions received
by Warren County
Public Schools staff
members testifies to
the professionalism
and expertise of the
school district’s employees. The Warren
County school district has set a record
for the number of
awards earned under the Kentucky Board of
Education’s Exemplary District Partnership Program. The district has been cited for its exemplary
management in the areas of Facility Operation and
Maintenance, Financial Management/Budgeting,
Food Service, and Transportation.
Among the many recent achievements that
demonstrate the commitment to excellence in
Warren County Public Schools:
* Twenty-one teachers have now earned National Board Certification.
* Moss Middle School teacher Connie Miller
has earned a national teacher of the year award
from the Council for Exceptional Children.
* Cumberland Trace Elementary teacher Patrice McCrary was Kentucky Teacher of the Year
for 2003.
* Warren County teachers Susan Lackey and
Missi Carini won backto-back Kentucky Middle
School Art Teacher of the
Year awards.
* Oakland Elementary
teacher Donna Carrier was
Kentucky’s lone winner of
the American Star of Teaching Award in 2004.
Athletics are another important part of
the education received by Warren County students
as they prepare for success in life. Opportuni-
ties abound for Warren
County students to get
involved in interscholastic athletics.
Wa r re n C o u n t y ’ s
three middle schools field
teams in football and
boys’ and girls’ basketball. Middle school athletes can also compete as
members of high school
junior varsity teams in
volleyball, cross country, soccer, golf, swimming,
track, baseball, softball, and tennis.
Warren County’s three traditional high schools
have enjoyed extraordinary success in all those
sports. Among the recent sports successes:
* Warren Central
won the state championship in boys’ basketball in 2004 and finished
second in 2005.
* Greenwood distance runner Michael
Eaton won five state
championships in track
and cross country.
* Warren East has won a total of nine state
championships in boys’ and girls’ cross country.
* Warren Central reached the state semifinals
in football in 2003 and 2005.
* Greenwood has one state runner-up finish in
boys’ soccer and five consecutive state semifinal
showings in girls’
soccer.
* Greenwood
High School won the
2007 state championship in fast-pitch
softball and reached
the 2006 state semifinals in volleyball.