
✅ Q&A FORUMS | The Jefferson County Board of Education invites the community—including JCPS employees—to open forums on May 20, 2025 to hear directly from the finalists in the JCPS Superintendent Search. Learn more about the search process: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/o/jcps/page/superintendent-search-2025


🎉 BIG WIN FOR EASTERN | Eastern High School's Technology Student Association chapter crushed it at this year's state competition!
🥇 Griffin Siebert & Josh Mattingly took 1st place in Software Development and are headed to Nationals in Nashville this summer! 🎯💻
🔥 Both Webmaster teams advanced to the Top 10 Interviews!
👩💻 Team 1: Nishita Chaduvula & Deekshitha Dheeravath
👩💻 Team 2: Ashrita Ambhore & Vaishnavi Bommalata
Let’s hear it for these future tech leaders!


🎉 DISNEY-BOUND ✨ | Congratulations to Doss High Spanish teacher Yuriany Beitia, one of 12 winners nationwide of the 2025 Disney Imagination Campus Teacher Celebration!
In recognition of her dedication to inspiring students every day, she will head to Walt Disney World in May during National Teacher Appreciation Week for an all-inclusive 4-day, 3-night stay! The trip will include special park experiences, a celebratory parade, and sessions with Disney leaders and entertainment professionals!


👩🍳 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 🌟: Knight Middle School!


🧑🍳 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 🌟: duPont Manual High School! #WeAreJCPS


👩🍳 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 🌟: Lassiter Middle School!


👩🍳 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 🌟: Newcomer Academy!


🩰 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE | The All-County Dance Festival featured performances from seven JCPS schools that have dance programs. Professional dancers also did workshops for the students!

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!


🐴 UNBRIDLED FUN | Horses, hot air balloons, celebrity meet and greets, and stick horse races? Yes please! The 4th annual Unbridled Afternoon at Field Elementary School—sponsored by Blessings in a Backpack and the Unbridled Charitable Foundation—brought the Derby vibes in style! 🌹





🌟 DAY OF SERVICE | More than 200 JCPS middle school student leaders stepped up to give back across Louisville today. Explore Ambassadors volunteered at 11 different organizations—making a real impact in our community.
👥 The largest group—70+ Explore Ambassadors from seven schools—packed food boxes at Love the Hungry.
🪑 25 students from Ramsey Middle built chairs and bicycles for refugee families’ apartments with Catholic Charities of Louisville.
We’re so proud of these young leaders who are choosing to lead with heart, service, and purpose!



🚨 NOW HIRING: BUS DRIVERS 🚨 | Bus drivers earn $55,000/year on average. Come drive the future with JCPS!
Join us this week for our Bus Driver Hiring Blitz:
📅 Friday, April 25, 2025
🕙 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 VanHoose Education Center
✅ On-site applications
✅ Learn more about the role
✅ Make a difference in students' lives


✨ CAMPAIGN FOR CLASS ACT | Jeffersontown High School Business Academy students are developing a marketing campaign for Class Act Federal Credit Union to recruit student employees for its branches. Thanks to the pros from Red7e and Ad2 for providing guidance on writing, design, video and social media! What a great learning experience!

🎧 SUPERINTENDENTS UNPLUGGED | Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio sat down with Addison Davis of Strategos Group to talk about his tenure and legacy at JCPS!
Check out the full Superintendents Unplugged podcast episode now: https://bit.ly/PollioPodcast


✅ DEADLINE TODAY | Today is the last day to let us know your child will re-enroll in Butler Traditional High School, Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary, Lyman T. Johnson Traditional Middle, Louisville Male High School, duPont Manual High School, or Whitney Young Elementary for the 2025-26 school year.
Students who left these six JCPS magnets in 2024-25 due to lack of JCPS-provided transportation will be allowed to return to those schools for the 2025-26 school year. But families must let the district know by TODAY, April 10 if their student plans to return to their magnet school.
Learn more: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/article/2104293


🎓 HIGH SCHOOL TO MED SCHOOL 🩺 | A University of Louisville partnership with Central High School is cultivating the next generation of health professionals!
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3GdTCTu


🚍 BUS DRIVER HIRING BLITZ | Did you know average pay for a JCPS bus driver is $55,000 per year?
Please join us at our upcoming Bus Driver Hiring Blitz on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VanHoose Education Center! Participants can learn more about the position and apply on site!


⭐ Capturing Student Voices | JCPS has its first Student Advisory Council. The council includes two students from every high school who will meet and share their concerns and recommendations on district issues that matter to them – everything from curriculum to building design to school lunch menus.
#WeAreJCPS
https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/article/2117103

🎉 G.R.E.A.T. GRADS ALERT | Huge shoutout to the JCPS 5th graders who recently graduated from the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program! Over six weeks, they learned how to stand up to bullying, resolve conflicts peacefully, and stay on a positive path.
A big THANK YOU to the dedicated Louisville Metro Police Department officers for empowering these young leaders with the skills to make smart choices! 👏💙








💡 INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION | Maggie Harlow, Louisville business leader and mom of rap star and JCPS grad Jack Harlow, shared her wisdom yesterday with Academy @ Shawnee Management and Entrepreneurship students!
She talked about her journey as a business owner, discussing success, staying focused, and the power of lifelong learning.
Some of her top advice? 🔥 "Being willing to learn is more important than what you know."