Parents & Guardians A JCPS Student Residency Form will be coming home with your child in this weeks Wednesday folder. This form helps the district identify if your family qualifies for extra support and resources.
If it applies to your family’s situation, completing this form may provide access to:
✅ Educational rights and protections under the McKinney-Vento Act
✅ Transportation assistance to and from school
✅ School supplies, clothing, and other needed resources
✅ Support for students in foster care or experiencing housing transitions
Please take a few minutes to review the form when it comes home. All information shared will be kept strictly confidential.
Your response helps ensure every student has the tools and support they need to succeed!
Families had the chance to immerse in a “day in the life of a student” by rotating through sessions that mirrored a scholar’s school schedule. Each stop provided valuable tools, strategies, and resources to support learning at home, including:
✅ MAP Summary Breakdown
✅ Home Folders & Reflections
✅ Family/Teacher Communication
✅ Edmentum/Study Island Platforms
✅ Strategies for At-Home Practice
✅ Infinite Campus & Google Classroom Support
We were also excited to send families home with complimentary literacy workbooks to keep the learning going! Along with the opportunity to connect with our local Library and receive free books and Library Cards.
Thank you to everyone who came out and partnered with us in supporting our scholars’ success!
#HartsternElementary #FamilyEngagement #ScholarInMe
Our next Community Conversation is on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Academy @ Shawnee.
📢 Parents & Guardians — Today is the day!
Join us for The Scholar in Me Parent/Guardian Workshop today from 6:00–7:30 PM at Hartstern Elementary. This engaging event is designed to give you tools, strategies, and resources to support your scholar’s educational journey.
Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to participate in rotating sessions on topics such as:
✅ MAP Summary Breakdown
✅ Home Folders & Reflections
✅ Family/Teacher Communication
✅ Edmentum/Study Island Platforms
✅ Strategies for At-Home Practice
✅ Infinite Campus & Google Classroom Support
Please note: This event is catered to parents and guardians only.
We look forward to seeing you there — don’t forget to RSVP! Although you can still attend if you dont RSVP.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc40lERxECS6yhHggXqRLoBKBXq5e_Ryh-8Yag505xbxBCYDg/viewform?usp=header
Please Note: Spanish & French interpreters will be available.
Families join us on Tuesday, September 9th from 6:00–7:30 PM for our Open House! Families will have a chance to meet teachers, see classrooms, and hear about what’s planned for the year. We can’t wait to see you there!
💬 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! 💙📚
The Hartstern Family Resource Center is working on the next two year grant cycle and need your input. This is a brief survey to assess the needs of our students and families. All responses are confidential and the data is used for completing the needs assessment for the FRYSC Grant.
Please note a paper copy will be coming home with your scholars this week as well.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyuVPm5zBXvcCFi2MJwsEWYlmEqKA0sA0RwxcnsZJxrxEDQA/viewform?usp=header
Families in need can sign their scholar up to receive bi-weekly food support through this program. 🍎🥪
📅 Program begins Thursday, August 29
📝 Parents/Guardians must complete the form to participate.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsJE86y0SUPgtSaBBL0xF2nqz64fhh_s8HYo7_Fxrygvg9Eg/viewform?usp=header
This is a great way to ensure our scholars have the food they need outside of school. 💙
Hartstern Families the Dentist is coming to Hartstern Elementary on September 11th and 12th. Please complete the virtual or physical form that your student will bring home as soon as possible. We look forward to serving our scholars and providing these upcoming services. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to FRC Cannon at aliya.cannon@jefferson.kyschools.us or 502-315-0859.
El dentista de Hartstern Families llegará a la Escuela Primaria Hartstern los días 11 y 12 de septiembre. Por favor, complete el formulario virtual o físico que su estudiante traerá a casa lo antes posible. Esperamos poder servir a nuestros estudiantes y brindarles estos próximos servicios. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse con FRC Cannon en aliya.cannon@jefferson.kyschools.us o al 502-315-0859.
https://schoolsmiles.com/student-signup/
Join us for The Scholar in Me Parent/Guardian Workshop this Wednesday, August 27th from 6:00–7:30 PM at Hartstern Elementary. This engaging event is designed to give you tools, strategies, and resources to support your scholar’s educational journey.
Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to participate in rotating sessions on topics such as:
✅ MAP Summary Breakdown
✅ Home Folders & Reflections
✅ Family/Teacher Communication
✅ Edmentum/Study Island Platforms
✅ Strategies for At-Home Practice
✅ Infinite Campus & Google Classroom Support
Please note: This event is catered to parents and guardians only.
We look forward to seeing you there — don’t forget to RSVP!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc40lERxECS6yhHggXqRLoBKBXq5e_Ryh-8Yag505xbxBCYDg/viewform?usp=header
Please Note: Spanish & French interpreters will be available.
✅ 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.
- Please do not arrive on the school premises until 3:30PM to line-up for Car Rider dismissal.
-Please be in line to pick-up your scholar no later than 4:45PM. Dismissal ends at 5PM. At 5PM all scholars remaining will proceed to the front office where you will have to provide a form of identification and their car rider number.
We are super excited to continue our Free English Classes here at Hartstern Elementary for our Parents & Guardians that do not speak English as their first language. Please complete the link below to submit your interest in taking English courses this fall. Courses will begin on September 8th and occur on Monday mornings from 9AM to 10AM until December 1st. FRC Cannon will reach out confirming your spot in a class or on the waitlist by August 21st, 2025.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetHsA7JNlUC9iFUcrxczgtiBz1MuAtLyfm6fmGzaNOaSusyA/viewform?usp=header
Join us for The Scholar in Me Parent/Guardian Workshop on Wednesday, August 27th from 6:00–7:30 PM at Hartstern Elementary. This engaging event is designed to give you tools, strategies, and resources to support your scholar’s educational journey.
Parents and guardians will have the opportunity to participate in rotating sessions on topics such as:
✅ MAP Summary Breakdown
✅ Home Folders & Reflections
✅ Family/Teacher Communication
✅ Edmentum/Study Island Platforms
✅ Strategies for At-Home Practice
✅ Infinite Campus & Google Classroom Support
Please note: This event is catered to parents and guardians only.
We look forward to seeing you there — don’t forget to RSVP!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc40lERxECS6yhHggXqRLoBKBXq5e_Ryh-8Yag505xbxBCYDg/viewform?usp=header
Please Note: Spanish & French interpreters will be available.
💬 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.
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
The Hartstern Family Resource Center is working on the next two year grant cycle and need your input. This is a brief survey to assess the needs of our students and families. All responses are confidential and the data is used for completing the needs assessment for the FRYSC Grant.
Please note a paper copy will be coming home with your scholars as well.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyuVPm5zBXvcCFi2MJwsEWYlmEqKA0sA0RwxcnsZJxrxEDQA/viewform?usp=header
-Please make sure your scholars know their car rider numbers as well as first and last name. You can practice this with them at home
-Please remind your scholars that during dismissal they should be quiet and actively listening for their car rider number.
-Families please make sure you are entering the car rider line at a speed limit of 5 mph. You must drive slow once you are on school property.
-Please make sure you safely pull your car all the way up behind the car in front of you. Gaps between cars does not allow us to utilize the car rider loop space for efficient arrival and dismissal
-Please pay attention to what line you are directed to enter in.
Lastly please continue to give us grace as we perfect our car rider process. A reminder that as our process becomes more efficient the line will move faster. We appreciate your cooperation.
benefits is provided to families with school-aged children(like yours!) in our community over the summer please read the flyers attached.
Last year, Summer EBT helped 395,000 kids in Kentucky access
healthy food while they were out of school. Summer EBT works
alongside SUN Meals (Summer Meals) to keep kids nourished all
summer long.
Check to see if you’re eligible for Summer EBT
If your student is getting SNAP, KTAP, income-based Medical
Assistance (Medicaid), or Kinship Care, they’ll be automatically
enrolled. If not, and you could use food support, you’ll need to apply.
You can quickly check the QR code below, or at
feedingky.org/sebteligibility
If you’re eligible, you can sign up online at kysebt.ky.gov.
Over the summer, keep an eye out for an eligibility notice in your
mailbox, and your Summer EBT benefits on an existing EBT card or a
new Summer EBT card in the mail.
💬 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! 💙📚
