Doss Technology / Cell Phone Policy reminders are being sent to all students, staff, and families to ensure the communication of and adherence to all Board of Education policies and Kentucky state laws.
Cell Phone Policy can be found by scanning the QR Code or via the web at http://bit.ly/4paGEId
Here's what's happening in sports this week. Let's show our Dragon Pride!
See the attached information from our Family Resource Center.
📢 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!
Here's what's happening in sports this week. Plenty of chances to pick a game and cheer on our Dragons!
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.
Our next Community Conversation is on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Academy @ Shawnee.
✅ 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! 💙📚
💬 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! 💙📚
CERT SAT is Coming!
Your student will take the CERT SAT exam in the coming days. Please remind your student to get a good night’s sleep, eat breakfast, be at school on time, and bring their charged Chromebook to testing. The CERT SAT can help your student demonstrate their growth in content areas and practice foundational skills for all content areas. See the CERT Parent Information (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmZn111xqSRe7bWDh0no6VKFHWOYvYUQ7O2NlC1AOF0/edit?usp=sharing) sheet for more information.
See the testing dates below:
Thursday, 8/28 - 9th Grade
Friday, 8/29 - 10th Grade
Tuesday, 9/2 - 11th Grade
Thank you for encouraging the best in your student!
Your student will take the CERT SAT exam in the coming days. Please remind your student to get a good night’s sleep, eat breakfast, be at school on time, and bring their charged Chromebook to testing. The CERT SAT can help your student demonstrate their growth in content areas and practice foundational skills for all content areas. See the CERT Parent Information (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmZn111xqSRe7bWDh0no6VKFHWOYvYUQ7O2NlC1AOF0/edit?usp=sharing) sheet for more information.
See the testing dates below:
Thursday, 8/28 - 9th Grade
Friday, 8/29 - 10th Grade
Tuesday, 9/2 - 11th Grade
Thank you for encouraging the best in your student!
Here's what's happening in sports this week. Bring the energy and cheer on our teams!
Ms. Francis' Senior ELD students explored the Metaverse today as an exciting way to engage with the new English 3D curriculum!
Ms. Higdon’s 9th grade ELA students kicked off the day yesterday with Book Speed Dating! This fun event is a perfect way to welcome new students to the Doss Library. A big thank you to Ms. Freeman and Ms. Kennedy for providing so many ML friendly books!
Doss' Open-House Community Event will be held Thursday, August 21st, 2025. Doors will open at 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. This event will feature more than 20 company partners to include job applications, college and career readiness support, mental wellness, educational supports and multilingual supports and food trucks. Doss will also be showcasing our Academy spaces specifically our GE Lab, Class Act Credit Union, Spirit Shop, Entrepreneurship Program, and Nursing Station. Please come out meet our Teachers, experience our community and enjoy. We invite all families to come out for this night as there will be prize giveaways, food for purchase, and excited staff ready and waiting to embrace the community.
✅ NOW HIRING | Are you bilingual? Passionate about education? We're hiring bilingual instructors and instructional assistants for Early Childhood Education (ECH) and Exceptional Child Education (ECE). Your skills can open doors, spark confidence, and change lives.
If you have applied for one of these positions, you may be eligible for a screening at our upcoming job fair. For consideration, fill out the form NO LATER THAN AUG. 29: https://forms.gle/ftensY7ukmivDv536
📝 If you haven't applied for one of these positions and want to be considered for a screening, apply now: https://bit.ly/4nGvCcT
Job Fair Details:
🗓️ Friday, September 5, 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!
Grow With JCPS. Build A Future Where You Belong.
Here's what's happening in sports this week. Come out and support the Girls Soccer and Girls Volleyball teams as they play their first games of the season!
Families and Community Members,
Doss's Open-House will be held Thursday, August 21st, 2025. Doors will open at 5:00pm until 7:00pm. This event will feature more than 20 company partners to include job applications, college and career readiness support, mental wellness, educational supports and multilingual supports. Doss will also be showcasing our Acadamy spaces specifically our GE Lab, Class Act Credit Union, Spirit Shop, Entrepreneurship Program, and Nursing Station. Please come out meet our Teachers, experience our community and enjoy. We invite all families to come out for this night as their will be prize giveaways, food for purchase, and excited staff ready and waiting to embrace the community.
Doss's Open-House will be held Thursday, August 21st, 2025. Doors will open at 5:00pm until 7:00pm. This event will feature more than 20 company partners to include job applications, college and career readiness support, mental wellness, educational supports and multilingual supports. Doss will also be showcasing our Acadamy spaces specifically our GE Lab, Class Act Credit Union, Spirit Shop, Entrepreneurship Program, and Nursing Station. Please come out meet our Teachers, experience our community and enjoy. We invite all families to come out for this night as their will be prize giveaways, food for purchase, and excited staff ready and waiting to embrace the community.
✅ COMMUNITY CONVERSATION TOMORROW | 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 Saturday, Aug. 16 at Louisville Male High School. Forums are open to all!
Let’s keep building stronger schools together! 💙📚 #WeAreJCPS
💬 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 Saturday, Aug. 16 at Louisville Male High School. Forums are open to all!
Let’s keep building stronger schools together! 💙📚 #WeAreJCPS
Kentucky law now requires that any electronic communications between school district staff or volunteers and students occur through board approved traceable communication systems, unless a parent or guardian has specifically authorized a staff member to communicate electronically on another platform. The approved traceable communication systems in JCPS are:
· JCPS District Email
· Apptegy Rooms and Alerts
· Infinite Campus Messenger
· Google Workspace for Education
· Class Dojo
· Microsoft for Education
· Blackboard Ultra ONLY for JCPS eSchool and Pathfinder
If your student receives electronic communication from a JCPS staff member or volunteer outside of these platforms without your written consent, please notify your student’s principal. If you would like to authorize communication with your student by a JCPS staff member or volunteer outside of the board approved traceable communication systems, please utilize the Consent for Outside Traceable Communications Form in JCPS Parent Place. (https://apps.jefferson.kyschools.us/ParentAccount)
If you would like to review any electronic communications your student has received from JCPS staff or volunteers on the approved traceable communications systems, please send a request to open.records@jefferson.kyschools.us The request should include:
1. The name of the student
2. The school the student attends
3. The email address of the student
4. The name of the adult with whom the student was in communication
5. The platform used for these communications
6. The date of the communication
7. The reason for the request
Consent Form - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gZ-v57rgJmDO0Pz2clNbmAaXJMZFxUky/view?usp=sharing
JCPS Guidance - SB 181 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Xc4_oiyyvXH_bkc9uGgs597LtlB6YJU/view?usp=sharing
· JCPS District Email
· Apptegy Rooms and Alerts
· Infinite Campus Messenger
· Google Workspace for Education
· Class Dojo
· Microsoft for Education
· Blackboard Ultra ONLY for JCPS eSchool and Pathfinder
If your student receives electronic communication from a JCPS staff member or volunteer outside of these platforms without your written consent, please notify your student’s principal. If you would like to authorize communication with your student by a JCPS staff member or volunteer outside of the board approved traceable communication systems, please utilize the Consent for Outside Traceable Communications Form in JCPS Parent Place. (https://apps.jefferson.kyschools.us/ParentAccount)
If you would like to review any electronic communications your student has received from JCPS staff or volunteers on the approved traceable communications systems, please send a request to open.records@jefferson.kyschools.us The request should include:
1. The name of the student
2. The school the student attends
3. The email address of the student
4. The name of the adult with whom the student was in communication
5. The platform used for these communications
6. The date of the communication
7. The reason for the request
Consent Form - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gZ-v57rgJmDO0Pz2clNbmAaXJMZFxUky/view?usp=sharing
JCPS Guidance - SB 181 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Xc4_oiyyvXH_bkc9uGgs597LtlB6YJU/view?usp=sharing
✅ COMMUNITY CONVERSATION TONIGHT | 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 at Valley High School. Forums are open to all!
Let’s keep building stronger schools together! 💙📚
💬 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 at Valley High School. Forums are open to all!
Let’s keep building stronger schools together! 💙📚
Our JCTC Rotary Bridge Scholars completed their orientation and are ready for classes to start! Make us proud Dragons!!
✅ SAVE THE DATE | The 2025 Showcase of Schools will take place on Oct. 25 at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center! All JCPS schools in one place for one day only!
