Lee County Schools Innovation Portfolio

Creating computer science career pathways in every high school

Partnering with Microsoft to bring computer science to every high school

Our partnership with TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools), a Microsoft initiative, is in its seventh year. Students in the program are given the opportunity to learn how to code, and participation has grown from seven students in the first year to 59 students this year. Last year,...

Small houses with big impact

Partnership with Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative allows students to design and build tiny houses

The Tiny House Project helps students develop technical, leadership, and communication skills. The Building It Forward grant gives students the funds and opportunity to design and construct a tiny house from scratch for one year. Our students have been recognized for their diligence and creativit...

Starting the college experience in high school for rural students

Giving students a head start with higher education opportunities

Leaving home to attend college is a challenging transition for most students. For students in rural communities where close family ties are a way of life and parents may not understand the college experience or benefit, attending college can be even more of a challenge. At Lee County Middle and H...

Building community partnerships to curb enrollment decline

Creating an app that promotes tourism in Lee County

Lee County’s population and student enrollment in Lee County Schools have experienced a steady decline for many years, greatly impacting both the county’s economy and the school system. Lee County Middle/High School is represented in the county Student Senate organization by one elected junior an...

Creating a CTE and continuing education academy for the tri-county area

Expanding academic opportunities beyond Lee County

A new focus of the Lee County Area Technology Center (ATC) is to create a regional academy housed at the Lee County ATC to serve students in the tri-county service region (Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe) with both CTE and general education classes. Prior to the regional approach, only students from Lee C...