✅ Q&A FORUMS | The Jefferson County Board of Education invites the community—including JCPS employees—to open forums on May 20, 2025 to hear directly from the finalists in the JCPS Superintendent Search. Learn more about the search process: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/o/jcps/page/superintendent-search-2025

Say “hello” to parent-teacher messaging and announcements in the JCPS app! Families can check for an email and/or text today with instructions to sign in and access new features for select schools. Check out https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/rooms for more information.

🎉 DISNEY-BOUND ✨ | Congratulations to Doss High Spanish teacher Yuriany Beitia, one of 12 winners nationwide of the 2025 Disney Imagination Campus Teacher Celebration!
In recognition of her dedication to inspiring students every day, she will head to Walt Disney World in May during National Teacher Appreciation Week for an all-inclusive 4-day, 3-night stay! The trip will include special park experiences, a celebratory parade, and sessions with Disney leaders and entertainment professionals!

We have an exciting week ahead! 🌟 With just 4 days to go, make sure to catch the Wheeler Soccer game this Wednesday! ⚽️ Plus, don’t forget the Kentucky Derby this weekend! 🐎 #WheelerRundown

👩🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week!
Today's 🌟: Knight Middle School!

🧑🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week!
Today's 🌟: duPont Manual High School! #WeAreJCPS

✨🎶 It's almost time for the 5th Grade Sneaker Ball! Join us this Friday night for a FREE night of fun, dance, and sneakers! 👟💖 Just a heads up: all students need to bring an adult along for the night. 👇 #SneakerBall #DanceParty #5thGradeFun

👩🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week!
Today's 🌟: Lassiter Middle School!

👩🍳 SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES 🦸♀️ | Happy School Lunch Hero Week to all of our dedicated nutrition services employees who keep our students fed! We're excited to highlight JCPS Nutrition Services staff this week!
Today's 🌟: Newcomer Academy!

🌟 DAY OF SERVICE | More than 200 JCPS middle school student leaders stepped up to give back across Louisville today. Explore Ambassadors volunteered at 11 different organizations—making a real impact in our community.
👥 The largest group—70+ Explore Ambassadors from seven schools—packed food boxes at Love the Hungry.
🪑 25 students from Ramsey Middle built chairs and bicycles for refugee families’ apartments with Catholic Charities of Louisville.
We’re so proud of these young leaders who are choosing to lead with heart, service, and purpose!


🚨 NOW HIRING: BUS DRIVERS 🚨 | Bus drivers earn $55,000/year on average. Come drive the future with JCPS!
Join us this week for our Bus Driver Hiring Blitz:
📅 Friday, April 25, 2025
🕙 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
📍 VanHoose Education Center
✅ On-site applications
✅ Learn more about the role
✅ Make a difference in students' lives

Our Wheeler Student Technology Leadership Team will head to Rupp Arena this month to compete for the state title! We wanted to share one of their projects which highlights the 26 different native languages spoken here at Wheeler and some of the countries our students originate from! You can check it out here: https://sites.google.com/jefferson.kyschools.us/homesweetwheeler/home

⚽️💙 Let’s kick off this week with a soccer game and an amazing play! Wear BLUE for Autism Awareness on Friday and show your support! 🙌✨ Who's excited for a 5-day week full of fun? #WheelerRundown #AutismAwareness

🎧 SUPERINTENDENTS UNPLUGGED | Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio sat down with Addison Davis of Strategos Group to talk about his tenure and legacy at JCPS!
Check out the full Superintendents Unplugged podcast episode now: https://bit.ly/PollioPodcast

✅ DEADLINE TODAY | Today is the last day to let us know your child will re-enroll in Butler Traditional High School, Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary, Lyman T. Johnson Traditional Middle, Louisville Male High School, duPont Manual High School, or Whitney Young Elementary for the 2025-26 school year.
Students who left these six JCPS magnets in 2024-25 due to lack of JCPS-provided transportation will be allowed to return to those schools for the 2025-26 school year. But families must let the district know by TODAY, April 10 if their student plans to return to their magnet school.
Learn more: https://www.jefferson.kyschools.us/article/2104293

🚍 BUS DRIVER HIRING BLITZ | Did you know average pay for a JCPS bus driver is $55,000 per year?
Please join us at our upcoming Bus Driver Hiring Blitz on Friday, April 25, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VanHoose Education Center! Participants can learn more about the position and apply on site!

🌟 NTI Day tomorrow, but then we have a fantastic week ahead at Wheeler! Join us for our first soccer game, the PTA general body assembly, and Family Fitness Night! 🏃♀️⚽️ We hope to see you there! #WheelerRundown

🌟 Only 4 days left until spring break at Wheeler! Get excited for the amazing things we have planned! 🎉 Check out what's in store in the #WheelerRundown!

✅ REGISTER NOW | General registration opened today for the 2025 Summer Success League (formerly known as JCPS Backpack League).
Learn more and register now through March 30: https://bit.ly/SummerSuccessLeague2025

This week is jam-packed with exciting events for our Wheeler Students! 🎊 We're kicking off Kids Heart Challenge Week, celebrating World Down Syndrome Day, holding Soccer Tryouts, and don’t miss the PTA Dance! 💃🕺 #WheelerRundown

