Our Journey is Fleming County Schools’ district-wide newsletter, shared weekly with students, teachers, staff, parents, and guardians. It serves as a clear and consistent line of communication that keeps our school community informed, connected, and aligned. Our Journey helps create a shared understanding of where we are, where we are headed, and why the work matters.

In Fleming County Schools, we take great pride in the creativity and talent of our students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The arts are alive in our classrooms and hallways, and each week our students continue to amaze us with their imagination, skill, and growth. We invite you to take a moment to explore this week’s featured artwork and celebrate the incredible work our young artists are creating.

Click on a student’s name to enlarge their artwork and take a closer look at their creativity and craftsmanship.

Context: Art students at Fleming County High School reimagined the Mona Lisa in a style they selected themselves, using their interests and strengths to transform a classic work into something uniquely their own.

Shylo Sinn, 10th,
Art Student, FCHS

Kylen Wilson, 12th,
Art Student, FCHS

Jessi Fryman, 12th,
Art Student, FCHS

Trinity Franklin, 12th,
Art Student, FCHS

Dear Fleming Countians,

It looks like we may finally start to see the snow melt and disappear this week. While the winter weather has been beautiful, it has also created real logistical and operational challenges for school districts across Kentucky. Thank you for your continued patience, flexibility, and support as we work through it together.

As we move into the final weeks and months of the 2025 to 2026 school year, our focus shifts to what matters most. Student readiness.

Across the district, students will be demonstrating their grade-level learning in multiple ways. This includes course assessments, Kentucky Summative Assessments (KSAs), Presentations of Learning, and our BRIDGE Performance Indicators, or BPIs. Each measure gives us a different lens, but the goal is the same. Make learning visible and ensure every student is prepared for what comes next.

The BPIs represent five essential competencies students demonstrate at every grade level as part of promotion. These include Problem-Solving, Communication in digital, verbal, and written forms, Teamwork, Growth and Achievement, and Creativity and Innovation. These are the skills students will use for the rest of their lives. A worksheet or a multiple-choice test cannot capture them. They must be shown through projects, presentations, performances, designs, and real-world tasks.

Students in grades 3 through 12 also collect artifacts of their work to provide clear, tangible evidence of their growth and readiness and upload them to their BPI websites. Over time, these artifacts become more than assignments. They become a portfolio. By high school, students have meaningful examples they can share with employers, colleges, and co-op partners to demonstrate what they know and what they can do.

At the same time, reading, math, and writing remain the foundation of everything we do. We continue to raise expectations in these areas, along with science, social studies, career and technical education, the arts, physical education, and Advanced Placement courses. Each subject adds another tool to a student’s toolbox. Together, they prepare students not just for the next test or the next grade, but for life beyond our walls.

Our commitment is simple. Healthy students. Supported students. Ready students.

Our Journey Continues…

Brian K. Creasman
Superintendent
Fleming County Schools

Local Accountability in Fleming County Schools focuses on what matters most, real learning and real growth. Through multiple measures and authentic student work, we support students, inform families, guide staff, and keep our community connected to how our schools are preparing every learner for the future.