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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 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...

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...

Students participating in fall sports returned to the practice field July 10th. With temperatures routinely above 90 degrees, Jefferson County Public Schools coaches and the train...

Jefferson County Public Schools’ (JCPS) commitment to financial transparency has earned the district a national award for the 18th year in a row. The Government Finance Officers...

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood is launching "Community Conversations with Dr. Brian Yearwood," a new series of public forums designed to...

Nine rising juniors are the first students selected to be part of Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) new teacher internship program. The students will get hands-on classroom ...

The Jefferson County Board of Education has approved new protocols for the way Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) staff, coaches, volunteers, and other adults associated with...

Dear students, families, and staff - We look forward to an exceptional school year for 2025-2026! Thank you for choosing Newcomer Academy. We hope you are having a relaxing su...

Dear JCPS Families, It is with a heart full of excitement and a deep sense of responsibility that I introduce myself as your new Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schoo...

The Jefferson County Board of Education has approved new protocols for the way Jefferson County Public Schools' (JCPS) staff, coaches, volunteers, and other adults associated with...

When Berta Weyenberg came to Louisville from Cuba in 1996 through the United States lottery visa program, she found a community ready and willing to help her family find their foo...

The superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) will recommend to the Jefferson County Board of Education (JCBE) that the district move its central office to a well-k...

Chantell Major wondered why a delivery man was dropping off a large box on her front step. She hadn’t ordered anything online. When she went to bring the box in the house she noti...

Dear families - thank you for choosing Newcomer Academy for the 2024-25 school year! We had a wonderful year! Our school is lucky to have an experienced and diverse staff to sup...

Principal’s Message: I hope everyone is currently enjoying their summer break! This message is intended to provide some clarity around a new Kentucky Bill (SB 181) that goes ...

June 6, 2025 – Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is once again offering families several locations across the city to pick up free meals this summer. JCPS School and Commun...