🗓️ MAY 23 | All persons planning to run for a seat on the Jefferson County Board of Education are invited to attend a virtual information session on Thursday, May 23, 2024 from 6 to 9 p.m. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3ytqAeE The virtual session will be hosted by our Council of the Great City Schools Governance Coach, AJ Crabill, and will have ample time for Q&A. Please register using the link above, or you may choose to observe the information session here: https://www.youtube.com/@JCBE/streams We appreciate your interest in effectively serving the students of JCPS and look forward to seeing you! #WeAreJCPS
6 months ago, JCPS Communications
Jefferson County Board of Education seal.
🎉 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR | duPont Manual High School senior Chase Phillips, known for his remarkable character, powerful musical theater performances, and academic excellence, has been named a 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholar! STORY ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ao5CeC #WeAreJCPS
6 months ago, JCPS Communications
Chase Phillips smiling.
🎉 CONGRATULATIONS! Gerard Garrett Jr. named new principal at Olmsted Academy North! STORY ➡️ https://bit.ly/3UBZoBZ #WeAreJCPS
6 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: "Congratulations, Gerard Garrett Jr., Principal, Olmsted Academy North"
🎉 Congratulations to Atherton High School student Mattie Diehl on winning the Congressional Art Competition! Her artwork will hang in the US Capitol for one year! Mattie will also receive: ⭐️ 2 roundtrip tickets to Washington, DC for the art competition awards ⭐️ 2 VIP tickets to the Gazebo Festival, featuring Jack Harlow and SZA ⭐️ Lunch with the executive director of the Speed Art Museum and a private tour ⭐️ Goodie bag from assorted local artists/businesses #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Artwork of a cat laying on a blanket
🎉 NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY | Today is National School Nurse Day! Join us in celebrating these healthcare heroes who play an essential role in keeping all students in school, healthy, safe, and ready to learn. #SND2024 #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: "A big thank you. Happy National School Nurse Day!"
🎉 SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING MONTH | Happy Speech-Language-Hearing Month to all of our dedicated professionals who serve students with communications disorders. Your work makes a difference, and we appreciate you! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! “Once you communicate, you don’t discover reality, you create reality.” – Meir Ezra Melanie Gillenwater, Speech-Language Pathologist at Coral Ridge Elementary
🚨 JCPS UPDATE | Due to a threat of inclement weather conditions, all JCPS athletic/outdoor activities are canceled for this afternoon, Tuesday, May 7th. #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
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🎉 TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY | Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to our fabulous JCPS educators who work hard every day to help our students succeed academically and personally! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Thank you, Teachers! Teacher Appreciation Day, May 7, 2024
🎉 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK | JCPS teachers are the best of the best! Thank you for all the hard work you do to change the lives of students across the district! We appreciate you this week and every week! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
🎉 SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING MONTH | Happy Speech-Language-Hearing Month to all of our dedicated professionals who serve students with communications disorders. Your work makes a difference, and we appreciate you! hashtag#WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! “Every day is an adventure.” Being an SLP means trying new things, being flexible, being part of a team, getting students what they need, paperwork, getting messy, never stop learning, and having fun! - Jen Sivado, Speech-Language Pathologist at Dixie Elementary
👑 MISS AMERICA | Miss America Madison Marsh, who is active duty US Air Force, celebrated Chenoweth Elementary School's commitment to veterans and their children this morning in an event coordinated by Global Game Changers! The event also featured Miss America Teen Hanley House, Miss Kentucky Mallory Hudson, and former Miss America Heather French Henry, who visited with students and celebrated Chenoweth's designation as a Military Child Education Coalition Purple Star school! 💜 #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Miss America signs an autograph for a student.
Miss America Teen talks to a student.
Miss Kentucky signs an autograph for a student.
Miss America stands at a podium and speaks to students sitting on the floor.
🎉 Happy National School Principals' Day! Thank you to our JCPS principals for their phenomenal leadership and tireless dedication to JCPS students, staff, and families! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says "Happy National School Principals' Day. We appreciate you!”
JCPS will host a virtual community information session on Tuesday, April 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. on proposed school start time adjustments for the 2024-25 school year. The session will include time for questions and answers. You can watch the information session live on the JCPS YouTube page. The session will be recorded and available on YouTube after the event ends. Scenario 1: https://bit.ly/StartTimesScenario1 Scenario 2: https://bit.ly/StartTimesScenario2 This form is being used to collect any questions you have about the scenarios: https://forms.gle/Yghi5jhycwG3GTRD9
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
🎬 FC FILM SCHOOL | After creating a movie that would win Best Narrative Feature during the Gary International Black Film Festival, the Fern Creek High School Film Club is working on its next project. The club's first movie was a drama. The second will be a thriller/horror! #WeAreJCPS https://fb.watch/rxxVjDLNPh/
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
💻 NEW WEBSITE | JCPS' website — https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/ — is getting a fresh, new look! The new site launches Friday, April 19, and will feature a modern, mobile-friendly design and improved navigation for users. We anticipate the transition will be quick. However, you may experience minor inconveniences, such as slow loading times, difficulty accessing specific pages or features, issues with search results, or temporary downtime. We will do our best to keep any disruptions as short as possible. Thank you for your patience and support as we improve our website's navigability and user-friendliness! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
Check out our new website! Coming Friday, April 19th.
❤️ SERVICE LEARNING | The Newburg Middle School student government association has completed more than 30 community service projects this year! For their latest project, more than 80 students cleaned the grounds of the churches, park, and community center in their neighborhood. Bravo! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
Students picking up trash on the ground
Students spread out picking up trash around a yard
Students picking up trash from the ground
Students carrying trash bags and picking up trash from the ground
Students carrying trash bags and picking up trash from the ground
Students cleaning up trash on the ground
👩‍🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸‍♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week! Today's 🌟: Dr. J Blaine Hudson Middle School #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
Happy School Lunch Hero Week! Hudson Middle "Ms. Candice, Ms. Charlessa, and Ms. Elaine are absolutely the heroes of Hudson Middle School. They smoothly swoop in each day to prep, serve, and build positive relationships with our students and staff in the cafeteria. I am so thankful to work alongside them. Go Panthers!" - Dr. Jeronda Majors Principal
⚡️ FLASH DADS | The #JCPSFlashDads surprised students at Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School this morning! Everyone was excited to see those smiling faces! #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Smiling child as she walks into school
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Student fist-bumping an adult
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
Adults greeting children as they walk through the doors to school
❤️ SERVICE LEARNING | More than 200 JCPS middle school students spent their Wednesday morning serving others. The students came from 14 Explore Pathways JCPS schools and fanned out to six Louisville-area non-profits, organizing food, sorting shoes, packing boxes of food, or preparing furniture deliveries. Watch the video below to see the students in action, and read more: https://bit.ly/4d1aTeE #WeAreJCPS https://fb.watch/rxxwBA3T4L/
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
👩‍🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸‍♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week! Today's 🌟: Atherton High School #WeAreJCPS
7 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
Happy School Lunch Hero Week! Atherton High "Our nutrition staff is wonderful to work with! Ms. Rose and her team are always flexible and willing to work around our testing schedules to ensure that students' lunch needs are met. They are always friendly and are an integral part of our students' daily success!" - Stephanie Fluhr, Principal