✅ 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.

about 3 hours ago, JCPS Communications
A flyer from Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) announcing a hiring event. The top banner says: "Grow with JCPS. Build a future where you belong." Images show teachers interacting with children, including children with disabilities. Large bold text reads: "Now Hiring For:" Bilingual Instructor I II III (BAI) – Pay: $16.56–$26.10 per hour* Instructional Assistants for Early Childhood Education (ECH) & Exceptional Child Education (ECE) – Pay: $17.43–$20.07 per hour** A red starburst states: "Great Pay & Benefits!" Event details: Date: September 5, 2025 Time: 10 am–2 pm Location: 3903 Atkinson Sq Dr, Louisville, KY 40218 There’s a red location pin and an icon of a building. The flyer encourages applying online at: https://bit.ly/4nGvCcT JCPS logo appears at the bottom with icons of two people. Small print: *Pay is based on board-approved salary placement rules. **Critical Needs Stipend: $3.50. **ECH & ECE Stipend: $1.00. Code at bottom left: GT/RS-7/2025 HR.
✅ 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
3 days ago, JCPS Communications
Graphic says: Saturday, Aug. 16, Community Conversations with Dr. Brian Yearwood. Male High School. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
✅ 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! 💙📚
6 days ago, JCPS Communications
Tuesday, Aug. 12, Community Conversations with Dr. Brian Yearwood. Valley High School. 5:30-7 p.m.
✅ 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!
7 days ago, JCPS Communications
Jefferson County Public Schools. 2025 Showcase of Schools. Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center. 3029 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, KY 40212.  All JCPS Schools in One Place for One Day Only.
🎒📚 WELCOME BACK, JCPS | The first day of school is here, and we’re so excited to kick off another amazing year of learning and growth. We can’t wait to see all the bright, smiling faces in our classrooms today!

📸 Don’t forget to share your back-to-school moments with us on social media using #JCPSFirstDay!
11 days ago, JCPS Communications
Happy First Day of School
📅 Day 1: It’s Go Time, Wildcats! 🐾
Deep breaths, big smiles—it’s the first day of school!
🎉 Advice: Hugs, photos, and maybe a tissue or two. You’ve got this.
😂 Funny Thought: Your child may cry. You may cry. The teacher may cry. It’s tradition.

Be sure to share those 1st day photos below!
11 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 2: Night Before Checklist
Outfit laid out? Lunch packed? Alarm set?
📝 Advice: Make a checklist now. Future you will be grateful when chaos hits tomorrow morning.
😂 Funny Thought: Your child will want a different outfit at 6:30 am. Be strong.
12 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 3: Brain Warm-Up
Gently reintroduce your child to the concept of thinking.
📚 Advice: Do a puzzle. Read a book. Anything that doesn't involve a YouTube videos counts.
😂 Funny Thought: “Do I have to learn stuff again?” – A real quote from someone we know.
13 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
🎉 WELCOME BACK, TEACHERS 👩‍🏫 | JCPS teachers returned to their classrooms today ahead of students' first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 7! We're excited to see classrooms come to life again with energy, creativity, and care.
14 days ago, JCPS Communications
A teacher walks in her brightly decorated classroom.
A teacher sharpens pencils in his classroom.
A teacher puts a purple bin in a desk in her classroom.
📅 Day 4: Car Line Confidential
Car riders, this one’s for you.
🚗 Advice: Practice opening the car door quickly and exiting like a mission from NASA. Bonus points for smooth backpack grab. And don’t forget to practice that last-minute “I love you” before the door opens—because car line waits for no one.

14 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 5: Backpack Bootcamp
Can your child carry it? Can they zip it? Does it have last year’s sandwich inside?
🎒 Advice: Do a backpack clean-out and refill now.
😂 Funny Thought: If the backpack stands up on its own… you’re too late.

15 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 6: Lunchbox Legends
What’s in the lunchbox this year?
🥪 Advice: Try packing a lunch or two this week. Practice opening all of the items in those pizza Lunchables (PLEASE)
😂 Funny Thought: Your child will either eat nothing or everything and still be “starving.”
16 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 7: Practice Makes Perfect (Sort Of)
Start practicing your morning routine!
⏰ Advice: Set alarms, pick outfits, do a test run. Bonus points if someone cries—just like the real thing!
😂 Funny Thought: It’s not real until someone can’t find their shoe and blames the dog.
17 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 8: The School Supply Safari
Sharpen those pencils! Double check those lists!
✏️ Advice: let your child help pack their supplies—it builds excitement for the first day
😂 Funny Thought: The amount of joy a child gets from a new folder is directly proportional to how fast they’ll lose it.
18 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 9: Closet Clean-Out Challenge
Time to check those drawers and closets. Do shoes still fit? Are last year’s pants now capris?
👟 Advice: Try on ALL the clothes now to avoid the “nothing fits” meltdown on Day 1.
😂 Funny Thought: How did they grow three inches this summer?
19 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📅 Day 10: The Countdown Begins!
Only 10 more days until backpacks, bus rides, and brainpower!
🧠 Advice: Start moving bedtime earlier—unless you want sleepy kiddos at breakfast.
😂 Funny Thought: Your child’s summer bedtime was...whenever. School bedtime is 8:30. Good luck.
20 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens

📬 Stay in the Know with the Wilder Wildcat Weekly! 🐾

Want to stay up to date on all the important happenings at Wilder? Be sure to check out our Wilder Wildcat Weekly newsletter! It's your go-to source for upcoming events, reminders, and all the exciting things happening at school.

📅 We’ll post it here each week, and send it through email and text—so keep an eye out and stay connected!




#WilderWildcats #WildcatWeekly #StayConnected #WilderElementary 🐾

24 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📣 FRC NEWS — Wilder Families!
Help us keep FREE breakfast and lunch for all Wilder students by completing the JCPS EBF (Educational Benefits Form).
✅ Why it matters:
Even if you don’t meet the income requirements, every family needs to fill out this form. It helps secure important funding for our school and the Family Resource Center — supporting meals, programs, and resources for ALL students.
🖥️ Fill it out online today:
English: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/jcspebf?langid=1
Spanish: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/DistrictRedirect/jcspebf?langid=2
📅 Coming soon:
QR codes will be available at Open House
Paper copies will be sent home if the form is not completed online.
Thank you for supporting our Wilder community! 💙 Let's make sure every student continues to get the meals and support they need to succeed!
24 days ago, Wallis Malone-Owens
📢 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS | JCPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood is hitting the road with Community Conversations—a new series of public forums at high schools across the district!

Join Dr. Yearwood for open, honest dialogue where YOU can ask questions, share your voice, and help shape the future of JCPS.

✅ Open to all
📍 Locations: High schools across JCPS (see the flyer for details)
🗓️ Happening over the coming weeks/months

Together, let’s build on our shared strengths to create even stronger schools and deeper community connections! 🩵 📚
about 1 month ago, JCPS Communications
Flyer for Community Conversations with Dr. Brian Yearwood. Lists dates and times for public forums at JCPS high schools:  July 28 – Seneca HS, 5:30–7 PM July 30 – Fairdale HS, 5:30–7 PM Aug 12 – Valley HS, 5:30–7 PM Aug 16 – Male HS, 10–11:30 AM Aug 21 – Ballard HS, 5:30–7 PM Aug 26 – Jeffersontown HS, 5:30–7 PM Sept 4 – Academy @ Shawnee, 5:30–7 PM Open to the public. JCPS logo shown. Dr. Yearwood pictured engaging with students.
🌟 BIG IDEAS, BRIGHT FUTURES | Our incredible ECE teachers, aides, and staff are diving into three days of learning, sharing, and growing at the JCPS Diverse Learners Institute to better support the 13,500 amazing JCPS students with disabilities. 🙌
about 1 month ago, JCPS Communications
Three adults work on an activity while sitting at a table.
A screen says "Inclusive Excellence, At-Promise vs. At-Risk, Maximizing Academic Potential, Difference Does Not Denote Deficit, Student Empowerment" as a session leader points at participants.
Adults sit at tables while a presenter presents onstage.
An instructor smiles and raises her hand.
Participants sit at a table and smile.