MIDDLE GRADES COACH HUB
- Students in grades 6-8 can participate on their school's team.
- Annual dues for a Middle Grades school are $450.
- Once the school/district pays these dues, their students are eligible to participate in Governor's Cup and the other competitions listed below (unless otherwise stated).
Events
This class is available to coaches and teams to learn the FPS process. Registration fee is $75.
July 14-17, 2026
Registration is $450 per student
Coaches can attend the Conference in Louisville each year. Registration fees range from $185-$225.
Governor's Cup
Click on the logos for more information about these components.
Many of these events require coaches and officials to be certified. See the "Certification" button above.
The Kentucky Governor's Cup is the KAAC flagship event.
Allowing elementary schools to compete in District and Regional level competitions each academic season.
Students can take part in Quick Recall, Future Problem Solving, Content Assessment, and Written Composition to earn points for their school.
Other Competitions
Click on the event logos for more information about each competition and links to register.
This event is not included in the annual dues. If you register for this event, there is a $100 registration fee.
The Sixth Grade Showcase is an academic event designed to provide a competitive opportunity for Kentucky’s sixth graders, who are sometimes “lost” between elementary (4-5) and middle grades (6-8) Governor’s Cup competition.
Coach and Official Certification is not necessary for this event.
The 2026-27 competition dates are:
- Registration Deadline - Oct 26
- Planning Meeting - Nov 19
- Composition - Dec 1
- Quick Recall/Assessment - Dec 5
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
Students/Teams/Districts/Leagues can register at the link below to take part in the Pre-Season Content Assessment Week.
There is no limit to the number of tests each student can take, so if you want to take all subjects, go for it.
The 2026-27 competition dates are:
- Registration Deadline - Oct 15
- Tuesday, Oct 20 - Math & Science
- Wednesday, Oct 21 - Social Studies & General Knowledge
- Thursday, Oct 22 - Language Arts & Arts & Humanities
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
General Knowledge isn't part of Governor's Cup, but rather an additional competitive opportunity for Kentucky students. It consists of questions equally balanced among the five Governor’s Cup subject areas of Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Arts/Humanities.
The 2026-27 Middle Grades competition Dates are:
- Registration closes the day before the competition.
- District Level: January 6
- Regional Level: February 3
- State Level: March 10
This event is not included in the annual dues. If you register for this event, there is a $35 registration fee per individual.
Students will compete against each other to earn individual points using a round of Quick Recall questions. No bonus, just toss-up.
The 2026-27 competition Dates are:
- Registration Deadline: Feb 28
- Competition: March 20 (during state finals)
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
Teams of up to 5 students work together to complete a multimedia general knowledge exam. Question types include multiple choice, matching, video, and audio clues.
Schools may also enter more than one team of students.
The 2026-27 competition Dates are:
- Registration Deadline: Dec 4
- Competition: Dec 9
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
KAAC sponsors FPS Junior Division for students in grades 4-6. The Junior Division is offered as a separate competition and is not part of Governor’s Cup Competition.
The 2026-27 competition Dates are:
- Registration Deadline: TBD
- Qualifying Competition: TBD
- State Competition: March 19, 2027 at the Governor’s Cup State Finals.
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
CmPS provides one of the most significant learning experiences available to a student confronting a real-life problem. A community problem may be one that exists within the school setting, local community, region, state, or nation.
There are two types of CmPS: Individual and Team.
The 2026-27 competition Dates are:
- Registration Deadline: TBD
- Proposal Deadline: TBD
- Project Submission Deadline: TBD
- State Competition: March 22, 2027 at the Governor’s Cup State Finals.
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
Scenario Writing helps to encourage futuristic thinking as students create images of the future. A scenario is a short story in which one possible outcome of the future is developed through character(s) and plot. Scenarios are predictions of the future and are written as though the future was the present.
The 2026-27 Competition Dates are:
- Submission Deadline: TBD
This event is included in the annual dues paid by your school or district.
Scenario Performance (ScP) was designed to sustain the oral storytelling traditions, thus participants showcase their creativity through verbal communication. Remember, this is storytelling, not story writing. Scenario Performance is not the memorization of lines for a drama, but should be "told" in a more natural or "spontaneous" nature.
The 2026-27 Competition Dates are:
- Registration Deadline - TBD
- Video Submissions Due - TBD
This event is not included in the annual dues. If you register for this event, there is a $35 registration fee per individual.
In Individual FPS one student works through the FPS process. Individuals generate 8 challenges in Step 1, and 8 solution ideas in Step 3. Steps 2, 4, 5 and 6 are exactly the same as the team competition.
The 2026-27 Competition dates are:
- Registration Deadline - TBD
- Competition - TBD
This event is not included in the annual dues. If you register for this event, there is a $10 registration fee per individual.
Students who are alternates on FPS teams that advanced to state finals.
Students who enter the Alternate Future Problem Solving Competition will be placed randomly on teams with other alternate students from around the state.
Schools can enter as many students as desired.
The 2026-27 Competition dates are:
- Registration Deadline - TBD
- Competition - TBD