Jefferson County Public Schools

A new, $9.7 million, five-year federal grant will strengthen whole-school magnet programs at Western High School and Coleridge-Taylor Elementary in Jefferson County Public Schools...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) will be building a new middle school on land donated by a healthcare company. A permanent building for Dr. J. Blaine Hudson Middle School w...

More of Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) bus riding students could get to school on time and bus routes for some other students would be restored under a tentative agreeme...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is giving families a second option for feeding children this summer. The district will have three bulk meal distribution sites where paren...

Twenty one years ago, Sara Adams took a job as a part-time clerk at Wilt Elementary School. Now, after climbing the ladder at Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) she has reach...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) will soon offer six weeks of paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child for employees who have worked with the district ...

Robert Taylor remembers eating a bowl of Raisin Bran, getting to work and going to his office but nothing else about the morning of May 13. That may not be a bad thing. Taylor, a ...

A longtime JCPS educator and instructional powerhouse has been named the new principal at Noe Middle School. Dr. Kate Grindon, who currently serves as an assistant principal and ...

Waggener High School has become the first school in Kentucky to win accreditation for an academy program, and not just one. Waggener’s IT and Law, Health Science and Freshman Acade...

Hollie Smith has been a principal at one Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) middle school and is now preparing to take on leadership of a school with middle and high school st...

Eight Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) seniors who have overcome obstacles to get to graduation day, are receiving a boost to help pay for college. The students are receivin...

Six Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) employees have been recognized with 2024 Lighthouse Awards by Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio. Lighthouse Awards are given in recognitio...

Amanda Petters has been working toward this moment for 16 years. Now, she will lead a school of her own. Petters has been named the new principal of Rangeland Elementary School aft...

A duPont Manual High School Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) senior known for his remarkable character, powerful musical theater performances, and academic excellence has been ...

The principal of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS)’ state agency schools is moving to a new job in the high school office. Heather Moss will become the new Executive Administr...

The assistant principal at one Jefferson County Public Schools all-boys school is being promoted to principal at another all-boys school. Gerard Garrett Jr. is leaving W.E.B. DuBoi...

A former teacher, assistant principal and current principal at Slaughter Elementary School has been named the new principal at the school she attended as a child - Brandeis Eleme...

The girls' track and field team at duPont Manual High School has dominated Class 3A. The Crimsons are looking to win their fourth straight outdoor state title, sending the class o...

Last year, McKenzie Sweasy wanted to play softball for Waggener High School, but the school didn't have a team and had yet to field a softball team since 2019. This year, that dro...

The Academy @ Shawnee baseball team started the 2024 season red-hot. The Golden Eagles won their first five games, the most wins the program has had in a single season this centur...