
⚽️ GIVING BACK & SHOWING OUT 💪🏽 | The Academy @ Shawnee soccer team put in serious work around 41st & Market yesterday, mowing, weeding, and cleaning up with PRIDE and PURPOSE.
Community honks, shoutouts, and love? Just proof that the community sees you and appreciates you! 💛💙 This is what leadership looks like.
Community honks, shoutouts, and love? Just proof that the community sees you and appreciates you! 💛💙 This is what leadership looks like.

🌟 EXPLORING NEW TEACHING STRATEGIES | Day 1 of the JCPS Explore conference featured middle school teachers learning how to use AI, video, and other tactics to engage students as they explore possible career paths!





🌟 SPOTLIGHT SCHOOLS | The Kentucky Department of Education has recognized J. Graham Brown School and duPont Manual High School for exceptional academic performance, innovative practices, and commitment to student success! These schools are two of 11 statewide to be named Spotlight Schools.
STORY: http://bit.ly/4kMJKid
STORY: http://bit.ly/4kMJKid


📢 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS | JCPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood is hitting the road with Community Conversations—a new series of public forums at high schools across the district!
Join Dr. Yearwood for open, honest dialogue where YOU can ask questions, share your voice, and help shape the future of JCPS.
✅ Open to all
📍 Locations: High schools across JCPS (see the flyer for details)
🗓️ Happening over the coming weeks/months
Together, let’s build on our shared strengths to create even stronger schools and deeper community connections! 🩵 📚
Join Dr. Yearwood for open, honest dialogue where YOU can ask questions, share your voice, and help shape the future of JCPS.
✅ Open to all
📍 Locations: High schools across JCPS (see the flyer for details)
🗓️ Happening over the coming weeks/months
Together, let’s build on our shared strengths to create even stronger schools and deeper community connections! 🩵 📚


🌟 BIG IDEAS, BRIGHT FUTURES | Our incredible ECE teachers, aides, and staff are diving into three days of learning, sharing, and growing at the JCPS Diverse Learners Institute to better support the 13,500 amazing JCPS students with disabilities. 🙌






🌟 INSPIRING PATHWAYS | Leaders from JCPS Academies of Louisville and Explore schools came together today for an inspiring Leadership Conference. These innovative middle and high schools are helping students discover their passions and plan their careers—serving as national models for student success! ✨





🏆 KICKING OFF THE SEASON | JCPS fall sports coaches gathered last week for a Coaches Clinic, where they brushed up on KHSAA and district rules, Character First, CPR, SB 181, Unified Sports, and ways to support the mental health and wellness of our student-athletes.
Our leaders are ready to inspire and guide!
Our leaders are ready to inspire and guide!






🚨 HAPPENING NOW | Ready to turn your skills into support for students/schools?
Meet with hiring managers at our job fair TODAY, Friday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
✅ Family-Friendly Schedule
✅ On-the-Job Training Provided
✅ Competitive Pay
📢 Tag a friend who’s job hunting!
To learn more about upcoming opportunities, follow JCPS Recruitment on social:
⭐️ X: @JCPSRecruit
⭐️ Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064061559633
Meet with hiring managers at our job fair TODAY, Friday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
✅ Family-Friendly Schedule
✅ On-the-Job Training Provided
✅ Competitive Pay
📢 Tag a friend who’s job hunting!
To learn more about upcoming opportunities, follow JCPS Recruitment on social:
⭐️ X: @JCPSRecruit
⭐️ Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064061559633


JCPS families who have recently moved or will move before August 7 must report address changes by Monday, July 21, to be considered for a bus stop on the first day of school, August 7. Families can report their address changes by:
- Filling out the Proof of Address Form: https://apps.jefferson.kyschools.us/StudentAssignment/LandingPad/EmailForm.aspx?Action=UpdateAddress
- Calling their child’s school: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4298/JCPS/4106718/School_Directory_Phone_List_Red_White_and_Blue.pdf


✨ JCPS SPOTLIGHT MAGAZINE | From everyday heroes to historic firsts, the JCPS Spotlight Magazine captures the stories that made the 2024-25 school year unforgettable! ⭐️🎓
💫 Check it out! 👉 https://bit.ly/JCPSSpotlight25
💫 Check it out! 👉 https://bit.ly/JCPSSpotlight25


✨ FIRST VISIT | Dr. Brian Yearwood stopped by Auburndale Elementary yesterday to see the Summer Success League in action, marking his first school visit as JCPS superintendent!
"The individuals in our schools, the passion behind what they’re doing, knows no boundaries," Yearwood said. "That to me means that we are poised for greatness."
"The individuals in our schools, the passion behind what they’re doing, knows no boundaries," Yearwood said. "That to me means that we are poised for greatness."




📚✨ ONE MONTH TO GO | We're so excited to welcome students back for another amazing school year just one month from now on August 7!
Check out JCPSFirstDay.com for 2025-26 school year information!
Check out JCPSFirstDay.com for 2025-26 school year information!


☀️ SUMMER SUCCESS LEAGUE | Great things are happening every day across the district in the JCPS Summer Success League!
📚 Boosting academics & enrichment
⭐️ Exploring new passions
👟 Having FUN every step of the way!
📸 See the magic in action!
📚 Boosting academics & enrichment
⭐️ Exploring new passions
👟 Having FUN every step of the way!
📸 See the magic in action!











💙 SOUTHERN SOLIDARITY | Southern High School students and other volunteers get together every week to sort supplies and create care packages for JCPS families who need a little extra help. The Southern High School Solidarity Project has already helped dozens of families, and they plan to keep it going all summer long! 🙌✨





Ready to turn your skills into support for students and schools? We’re hiring across departments! Come meet face-to-face with hiring managers at our job fair and learn more about our open positions.
Join us on Friday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the JCPS Center for Professional Learning (CPL), 3903 Atkinson Square Drive, Louisville, 40218.
✅ Family-Friendly Schedule
✅ On-the-Job Training Provided
✅ Competitive Pay
What to Bring: Resume & two references with email addresses
Burger World food truck will be on site. Cash and card accepted.
Tag a friend who’s job hunting! hashtag#WeAreJCPS hashtag#GrowWithJCPS
To learn more about upcoming opportunities, follow the JCPS Recruitment Facebook and Twitter pages:
🔗 Facebook: https://lnkd.in/eDUVYs77
🔗 Twitter: https://x.com/JCPSRecruit
Join us on Friday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the JCPS Center for Professional Learning (CPL), 3903 Atkinson Square Drive, Louisville, 40218.
✅ Family-Friendly Schedule
✅ On-the-Job Training Provided
✅ Competitive Pay
What to Bring: Resume & two references with email addresses
Burger World food truck will be on site. Cash and card accepted.
Tag a friend who’s job hunting! hashtag#WeAreJCPS hashtag#GrowWithJCPS
To learn more about upcoming opportunities, follow the JCPS Recruitment Facebook and Twitter pages:
🔗 Facebook: https://lnkd.in/eDUVYs77
🔗 Twitter: https://x.com/JCPSRecruit


🎉 CONGRATULATIONS | Four JCPS students were recently named Educators Rising Kentucky state officers!
Educators Rising Kentucky is the career and technical student organization (CTSO) for middle and high school students interested in education-related careers.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.kentuckyteacher.org/news/2025/06/educators-rising-kentucky-names-state-officers-for-2025-2026-academic-year/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

☀️ SUMMER SUCCESS LEAGUE 📚 | JCPS is helping students tackle the "summer slide," offering four weeks of free educational programming for more than 7,000 students with help from Evolve502! 📸 Check out scenes from the Summer Success League!




🐴 GIDDY UP FOR GREATNESS | JCPS celebrated 80 McKinney-Vento students and their families today with a powerful closing ceremony at Wilt Elementary.
After 3 weeks of learning, field trips, and resilience-building activities, students showed off their growth, enjoyed lunch, and went home with food and supplies. 💙


🎨 ART THERAPY | Students from Minor Daniels Academy teamed up with UofL Health to create “Recovery: Progress not Perfection,” a mural unveiled earlier this year at The Commitment House. Guided by art therapy, the project empowered youth through creativity, healing, and teamwork.
🔗 Learn more: https://uoflhealth.org/news/jcps-students-unveil-mural-in-violence-prevention-project/
Photo credit: UofL Health


🎓 SPARKING A MOVEMENT | Dr. Marty Pollio reflects on how the Academies of Louisville began and how this transformative approach to education is changing lives.
🔗 STORY: https://www.aoflalliance.org/news/dr-marty-pollio-reflects-on-the-academies-of-louisville
