🌟 GROW WITH US AT JCPS | Looking for your next career opportunity? Join us on Oct. 17 to explore the many career paths at JCPS and learn how you can make the difference in the lives of students and families.
🥟 Back by delicious demand! Con Ají y Café will be rolling in again with their irresistible arepas and empanadas, so come hungry and ready to fuel up while you explore your future at the JCPS. Cash and card accepted.
Apply for open positions online at jcps.me/careers.
Job Fair Details:
📆 Friday, Oct. 17, 2025
⏰ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 JCPS Center for Professional Learning (CPL), 3903 Atkinson Square Drive, Louisville, 40218
📢 TAG A FRIEND who’s job hunting!
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4 months ago, JCPS Communications
CHECK IT OUT | Not sure what options are available within your network? Digital versions of the Choices Books are now available online for all school levels. Printed copies are expected to arrive at schools the week of Oct. 6. View the Choices Books online: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/choices-guide
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
📢 REMINDER | No school next Wednesday, Sept. 24 for students. Wednesday is Family Teacher Conference Day. Students are also off the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 3 for Fall Break. 🍂 #WeAreJCPS
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
❓ NEWS QUIZ | Students at Bloom Elementary recently had a special appearance from KET's own Kelsey Starks. They got to experience the News Quiz live and in-person, testing their knowledge of current events and some U.S. history. Want to join from home? You can watch the weekly news quiz here: https://ket.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/newsquiz/
4 months ago, JCPS Communications
📖✨ LEAMOS JUNTOS | Hawthorne Elementary School lit up with culture and community at its 4th annual Hispanic Heritage Read-In! 🌍 Volunteers representing nine different countries shared stories, traditions, and pride with students to help kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month—which officially begins on Sept. 15—in the best way! 🎉
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
🇺🇸 NEVER FORGET | Before sunrise, Butler Traditional High School students placed 2,996 flags on campus—each one honoring a life lost on 9/11. What started as a class project has become a powerful annual tradition of remembrance, unity, and student leadership.
🏈 BEST IN THE WEST | After more than a decade, the rivalry between Central High School and the Academy @ Shawnee returns this Friday! The players and coaches say it's not just about a game, it's about building community. That's why they got together after practice this week to clean up the streets and give back to the Shawnee neighborhood. #WeAreJCPS
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
GROUNDBREAKING | Check out those smiles as students at Kerrick Elementary School helped break ground on a new state-of-the-art school building today.
ONE-STOP SHOP | Explore every JCPS school in one place at the Showcase of Schools on Oct. 25. Meet school & department leaders, get your questions answered, and plan your future! #JCPSShowcase#WeAreJCPS
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
🎉 CONGRATULATIONS | The Noe Middle School Symphonic Band has been selected as one of just 12 middle school ensembles nationwide to perform at the 2026 Music for All National Festival!
CONGRATULATIONS | Dr. Lynn Reynolds has been named special assistant to the superintendent. Reynolds is a lifelong educator with 35 years of experience. She starts her new role on Sept. 8.
THANK YOU | Huge thanks to everyone who joined the first series of Community Conversations with Dr. Brian Yearwood! Since late July, he visited 7 high schools to listen and connect with students, families, staff, and community members. Your voices matter, and this is just the beginning!
📢 TONIGHT | JCPS will host one more Community Conversations forum with Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood. All are welcome to attend this evening, Sept. 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Academy @ Shawnee!
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
As a result of House Bill 6, the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) is conducting a comprehensive audit of Jefferson County Public Schools. As part of this work, the audit team is administering an anonymous survey to students, family members, community members, and staff in JCPS. The goal of this survey is to understand your experiences with JCPS. To take the survey, visit: http://bit.ly/4lOH9Vu
5 months ago, Jefferson County Public Schools
📺 OUR KIDS SEPTEMBER 2025 | The new episode of "Our Kids" is out! This month's show is hosted by Atherton High School correspondent Miles Davis. ✅ Check it out: https://youtu.be/Wl9XKbomRQY
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS | We had another great community forum Tuesday night at Jeffersontown High School! Thank you to everyone who has joined these events to hear from Dr. Brian Yearwood. The superintendent has enjoyed listening, learning, and getting to know you.
Our next Community Conversation is on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Academy @ Shawnee.
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
✅ COMMUNITY CONVERSATION TODAY | Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood is hitting the road for Community Conversations, a series of open forums at JCPS high schools!
💬 Got questions? Ideas? Feedback? This is your chance to be heard and help shape the future of our schools face-to-face with Dr. Yearwood.
The next forum is this evening, Aug. 26 at Jeffersontown High School. Forums are open to all!
Let’s keep building stronger schools together! 💙📚
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
📣 WEEKEND FUN | Friday night, Dr. Brian Yearwood was under the lights at a couple of JCPS football games, cheering on our incredible student-athletes and coaches.
Saturday morning, he spent time at JCPS 101, connecting with our newest educators as they begin their JCPS journey shaping the future of our students.
From the classroom to the field, it’s always about supporting our students, staff, and community. hashtag#WeAreJCPS
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
📚 CONGRATULATIONS | Johnson Traditional Middle School has been awarded a $5,000 Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Grant to expand its library collection and inspire a lifelong love of reading.
The grant will help give students greater access to diverse, high-quality books. 🎉
5 months ago, JCPS Communications
🚑🔬 FUTURE OF CARE | Today, Waggener High School Health Science Academy students got hands-on with the future of medicine! Thanks to UofL Health, they explored the 56-foot Thoracic Oncology Mobile Experience—an 18-wheeler packed with cutting-edge robotics and surgical tools used to treat chest and lung cancers. This ‘robo-truck’ allows surgeons to hone their skills in a mobile demonstration laboratory. Future health care pros learning from today’s experts! 💙
