Jefferson County Public Schools

Semple Elementary School was one of 16 schools and school districts recognized by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for its work with Professional Learning Communities (P...

As a young boy, Brandon Rudolph and his older brother had a dream. “We were going to be partners in a law firm – Rudolph and Rudolph,” he said. Fortunately for Brandon, as a teena...

October 3, 2024 – Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) graduation and post-secondary readiness rates rose again last school year, reaching all time highs, according to results ...

The Kentucky General Assembly has passed a new law, HB 611, aimed at addressing student attendance. This legislation mandates that students throughout Kentucky who accumulate 15 o...

Updated Oct. 1, 2024 - This will be the last school year for Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio. In an emailed letter to JCPS staff on Septem...

Charles Marshall said he wants a chance to help mold the lives and futures of Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) youngest students. Marshall will get that chance when he tak...

A 1999 Western High School graduate is returning to her alma mater as its new principal. Melanie Santiago Weaver has been named principal at Western with an official start date o...

Article courtesy of Baird Baird was pleased to honor nearly 40 Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) teachers and principals at the 11th annual Baird Excellence Awards at the...

The Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) voted unanimously September 24th to appoint Tricia Lister to fill the Board’s vacant District 2 seat. Lister was sworn in during a...

Thirty-two seniors from five Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) high schools were named National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists this week and will now compete for fin...

The idea was simple - expand the concept of Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) hugely successful Academies of Louisville programs down into middle schools and give those yo...

After 18 years of running elementary schools as a principal, Tracy Barber will now be overseeing Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) large projects, including those with the ...

The Jefferson County Board of Education ("Board") is seeking applications for appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board representing District Two (2), a seat formerly held by Chr...

If you've seen the new dormitories at the University of Louisville, the sparkling Novak Center for Children's Health or Norton Healthcare's West Louisville Hospital which is being...

To Whom it May Concern: On August 20, 2024, the Jefferson County Board of Education ("Board") declared that a vacancy exists on the Board representing District Two (2), ...

Six Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) magnet schools were awarded the prestigious National Magnet School Certification last week from the Magnet Schools of America (MSA). F...

A Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) teacher who works with some of the district’s most vulnerable children has been named a 2025 Kentucky Teacher Achievement Award winner and...

An Oldham County school principal is returning to the district where he cut his teeth as a teacher in 2005. Dr. Ryan Rodosky has been named the new principal at Bowen Elementary ...

Katie Williams spent two decades in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) as a teacher and assistant principal. Now, she’s returning to the District as the principal at Stonestr...

More than 300 bus drivers practiced their routes and the transportation hotline for parents and guardians received more than 1800 calls this week as Jefferson County Public Schoo...