Jason Radford primary focus now, he says, is learning more about the district’s successes and areas that may need attention.

The district announced the three finalists to replace Superintendent Greg Schultz on Thursday: Sharla Six, assistant superintendent at Franklin County Schools; Jason Radford, assistant superintendent with Boone County Schools; and Brent Deaves, assistant superintendent for support services at OCS.

Superintendent Greg Schultz, in a letter to families, cited the county's declining COVID-19 incidence rate for dropping its hybrid schedules for middle and high school students starting April 12.

The decision has been backed by the Oldham County Health Department based on recent COVID-19 case trends outside of long-term care and correctional facilities, Schultz said.

The district, which transitioned to remote learning in November as local COVID-19 caseloads put Oldham County in the state's "red zone" for coronavirus spread, had planned to resume in-person classes on Monday.

School districts have been asked to submit lists of all workers who want to take a COVID-19 vaccine to the Kentucky Department for Public Health by Dec. 30.

Oldham County Schools will transition to remote learning for three weeks starting Friday after the county hit the "red zone" in Kentucky's COVID-19 incidence rate metric, Superintendent Greg Schultz announced Monday.

Some school districts have already heeded Beshear’s advice and announced plans to start the school year remotely with nontraditional instruction.