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Next Tuesday, October 21, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, we will have our Open House! Families are invited to attend. This will be a great way to learn more about our school and to see s...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is looking for passionate and engaged community members to join its new initiative, the JCPS Community Champions program. Announced in No...

Jefferson County Public Schools is partnering with Dare to Care Food Bank to raise food and funds amid an increase in demand for food access in our community, starting Wednesday, ...

Families can apply for the 2026-27 school year from Nov. 3, 2025 through Dec. 19, 2025. If your child is starting kindergarten (turning 5 on or before Aug. 1, 2026) or has never...

During September and October, many schools across Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) organized events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The celebration started at Hawth...

Join us! Translations here (Arabic, French, Kinyarwanda, Spanish, Swahili)

This year, the KHSAA officially granted Newcomer Academy the ability to compete in athletics against other high schools. While the school won't be able to compete for a regional o...

Since late July, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood has been on the move, wrapping up his first series of Community Conversations across the ...

Dr. Lynn Reynolds, a lifelong educator with 35 years of experience, has been named the new special assistant to the superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools. She will beg...

When students at Pleasure Ridge Park High School walk into the library this year, something feels different. The checkout desk is busier and the students are lining up, not for W...

In a world where violence and trauma can ripple through a community, affecting even its youngest members, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has taken on a critical role that...

Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) Chief of Exceptional Child Education (ECE) has won a 2025 Grissom Award for Innovation in Special Education. Kim Chevalier was presented the...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) has been awarded nearly $4 million from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to significantly upgrade the district’s cybersecurity ...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) kicked off the 2025-26 school year on August 7. Teachers and staff welcomed back students and families, ready to embark on a year of learnin...

Every school day vehicles pass illegally pass school buses when they have their stop placards deployed. That's not acceptable to LMPD, AAA Kentucky or JCPS officials who are encou...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is making it easy for families to prepare for the 2025-26 school year by releasing bus stop information and opening its 485-RIDE hotline simu...

Three Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) teachers have graduated from a prestigious professional learning program that explored America’s history and the roots of the United ...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) effort to recruit more school bus drivers received a big boost with the help of multiple state agencies. The Kentucky State Police (KSP), T...

We hope you all have had a pleasant summer vacation! We are looking forward to teaching and learning with your students - our next semester begins August 7, 2025. School hour...

Every weekday, children and adults are getting a shot in the arm, not in a traditional doctor’s office but at two clinics operated by Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). With...