
✅ 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.


💬 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

💬 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! 💙📚



📸 Don’t forget to share your back-to-school moments with us on social media using #JCPSFirstDay!


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!

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.

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.





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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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?

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.

📬 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 🐾

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!

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! 🩵 📚






